Swings

Some people have assumed Iโ€™m enduring a personal loss. Iโ€™m not. This storyline just sort of emerged, probably from the almost-daily death I witness at the hospital in our COVID times, and reflecting on the grief families are feeling, often accentuated during the holidays. 2020 can suck an egg.

RBG

Used a photo as reference to paint a digital tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

I was โ€œjokingโ€ with my wife this morning, something to the effect of, โ€œArent dying people supposed to hang on to witness an event theyโ€™re really looking forward to?โ€ Sigh. Wish you could have been around to see us try to get the ship righted. May we have the strength and courage to keep your light shining.

Opportunity

This is Richard Rohrโ€™s list, originally created for menโ€™s retreats. Five truths we must become awake to in order to truly โ€œgrow up.โ€ Any hardship or trial is an invitation to remember these realities.