Happy Thanksgiving! Fall is winning me over as a season. Gratitude and gravy, family and friends, a time to reflect on blessings and lollygag. As author, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel said, “For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each Read more…
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. At least that’s how I feel today. This is the day to do what we should do every day: give thanks, acknowledge our blessings, live with gratitude. Marcus Aurelius begins Book One of Meditations with a gratitude list. Specifically, he thanks people who taught him Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving. Christmas is coming. ‘Tis the season for gratitude and books. Books are, of course, the best gifts. While a bottle of single malt Islay Scotch is nothing to scoff at, liquor is still second to literature. I’m defining literature broadly to include “the entire body of writings of Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving! “Gratitude is not only the greatest of all the virtues, but the parent of all others.” Marcus Cicero Ladenburg, Strickland, Lindquist. Sounds like a law firm, but it’s actually the co-authors of an editorial on Tacoma, the city we are grateful for. We compare Tacoma’s past reputation with Read more…