With permission granted by his family, it is with the deepest sadness that I report that Doug Craig, a long-time friend and prolific contributor here at A News Cafe, died on Oct. 6, 2023. Doug was an extraordinary human being… Continue Reading
Sometimes when people are dealing with serious illness, we describe them as brave or courageous. They seem to come more alive as they face the prospect of death. How is that possible? Continue Reading
Obviously, getting cancer wasn’t on my bucket list. I had other plans. Early on, I planned to live a long, healthy life. My dad was a smoker and had his first heart attack when I was young and inspired me… Continue Reading
In his book, Falling into Grace: insights on the end of suffering, Adyashanti tells a story from his childhood about how he finally understood why adults seemed so unhappy at times. He realized they suffer because they confuse reality with… Continue Reading
“I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have been a sentient… Continue Reading
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~ Joseph Campbell ~ In the future, when we look back, we may call it the COVID Collapse, a cliff really, that the human… Continue Reading
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in… Continue Reading
“There’s no way I can say the words more plainly There’s no one left to point at anymore It’s you and me and we must make the choice now And not destroy the life we’re living for.” -Peter Yarrow, Greenwood,… Continue Reading
“A human being is a spatially and temporally limited piece of the whole, what we call the ‘Universe.’ He experiences himself and his feelings as separate from the rest, an optical illusion of his consciousness. The quest for liberation from… Continue Reading
“The world from our childhood is no longer here. Our young children today are seeing so much change, but it is difficult for them to understand the pace. We are losing so much of our culture and connections to the… Continue Reading
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