Summer was Easy
Here I am half way through my current volunteer contract in Ukraine. For me it’s been six months of travel, interaction and learning. Yet, at this stage there is so …
Ukrainian Reflections – after three months
(This was taken on a train from Kyiv to Uzhgorod a frequent trip for me. While it was a 17 hour journey it was always fun and often insightful as …
Moving Beyond the Shadows – a time for honest contemplation
I have been contemplating the concept of “shadows” for sometime. A thoughtful statement by a colleague and friend initiated this reflection as he suggested that the work of building community …
Disposable Life – throw away thinking
It’s amazing that at a point in time in human history, when people are supposedly most learned, sophisticated and advanced, life is so expendable. I say life because most everything …
New Beginnings – Life’s struggles
Where am I It is a Sunday morning in January and I am in the Magdelin Islands and decide I need a walk to clear my mind. The walk stimulates …