Death at a Distance

All my life, people have passed away either way too young or just old enough to have “had a good life.”  But like the miracle of birth, the mystery of death always happens in its own time.  It cares nothing about convenience or preparedness. No one ever asks me if I’m ready.  I was 13…

A Meditation for Sheltering-in-Place

COVID-19 has swept into our lives in devastating ways.  Across the country, it single-handedly has brought so much of life as we know it to a stand-still.  If you live in the SF Bay Area, you’re now under a “shelter-in-place” directive.  Everything closed.  Everyone home.  We’re all washing our hands and hording toilet paper.  Stress…