·
Do you remember this scene from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? Take a look if you have the 6 minutes. [simfany]81658[/simfany] Chess is a fabulous game that speaks volumes about life. I thank my father for teaching me chess years and years ago because I believe that learning chess prepared me for much of…
·
I told you a few weeks ago about community and the human need for connection. Actually, I’ve been writing and speaking about this for over 10 years, though I am late to the game compared to writers and thinkers like Robert Putnam and Wendall Berry. I wrote about Berry previously and he remains a key…
·
I posted previously about this amazing philosopher. Here are more thoughts on Wendell Berry, taken from Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life: A Reader’s Guide. My musings are in normal text and direct quotes from the book or Berry are in bold and italics. Drink deep and reflect. . . As we have tried…