Open Letter from Alice Walker to President-Elect Obama

Though this letter was written to Obama, the wisdom in it is for each of us. As I read it, I found myself reflecting on my own life and the ease with which the temporal so often upstages the eternal. Ms. Walker’s words contain an indictment for each of us AND hope that we can [...]

Check Mate

I’m not a chess player and beyond what my husband attempted to teach me when I was a young bride, I know little about the rules. What I do remember as a major frustration was the fact that chess required strategic vision- the ability to think beyond the next move. It occurred to me, as [...]