Another Country

Last week we had an enriching discussion using ideas from the internationally known Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. For me, and I suppose most of us with Western-trained minds, the Buddhist concepts of no death, impermanence, etc. are a bit hard to grasp, but it is good to try. Stretching our minds is like exercising our bodies--we become more flexible and healthy.

This coming Thursday we will be looking at a number of excerpts from the book, Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders by Mary Pipher, Ph.D. There are so many great  ideas and stories in this book we will probably be with it for several weeks.

One of my favorite and most powerful quotes in the book was written by a widow after the loss of her husband of sixty years:

"As sweetly as an opening bud you came to me. As silently as the setting sun you left. Between, one long and glorious day."

May your week be filled with wonder.