The young writer Keats captured a flavor of our present when he wrote: “Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they have proved upon our pulses; we read fine things but never feel them to the fullest until we have gone the same steps as the author.” These words reflect the hunger of [...]

We want to believe that we can make promises to ourselves and to others that provide guarantees of safety, the absence of deep conflict, and ultimately the firewall protection against the dissentegration of relationships. From the earliest days of our lives, we become fiercely attached to an idea of permanence of all that [...]

Wow! This Friday morning I once again meet with about seven Executive Directors of Independent Living Centers for people with dissabilities. We have met for the last six months to look at what they can do to be more successful in impacting their communities and the clients they serve. We have spent [...]