My mother taught me basic meditation skills when I was quite young. If you’ve ever been to a Quaker Meeting, you’ll get an idea of the Meetings I grew up with.  Lots of quiet sitting, especially for a little kid.

There are some events in life that render permanent change: the death of a loved one, the birth of a child, losing a job, a sudden divorce.

Aunt Rhoda, who is half-way through her ninth decade, has a tactic for any long-haul climb, "like climbing to the top of the Washington Monument, which everyone knows is quite a trek.