by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 14, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
It so happens that Tuesday is the day before Wednesday and that in my little valley, this Wednesday brings a new and nifty thing on 12.12.12 called Valley Gives. Even if you don’t live here, you’d be impressed by the notion that for a day, a flurry of...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 16, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
On the fifth night of Chanukah, Saskia asked that we light the menorah. We were the only two people around the house. The first four nights had been neglected. I said, sure. I recited about a quarter of the prayer (that’s a generous estimate, to be honest) as I...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 18, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Like everyone else, I’m devastated by Friday’s news. I’ve hugged my children extra. I’ve savored in the sweetness of our peaceful lives (busy, but peaceful). True confession: I haven’t read through accounts of what’s happened....
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 21, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Might this tragedy be the one to shift our nation’s stance toward guns? It’d be the silver lining, right? If our will pushes actual, meaningful gun control… that would be… something. There is no equation available that makes what happened...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 28, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Okay, this is one of those small posts that include what happened at yoga class. I put this out up front. This post is not about yoga, though. One of my lovely yoga teachers has spoken recently about gratitude. The idea is this: that to practice gratitude begets more...
