Thoughts for Families

“Many there be that have run out of their wits for women.” King James Translation of the Book of Ezra originally written about 460, B.C.  “Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits.” William Shakespeare in King Lear, 1606  “During the whole of this time Scrooge had acted like a man out of his... Read More

The artist, James Turrell, is a resident of Arizona. Somewhere just northeast of me here in Flagstaff, he is turning an ancient cinder cone, Roden Crater, into a new, immersive art experience. I can’t wait to see it. At the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) his piece, Knight Rise, is ready for you and... Read More

This is a follow up to last month’s blog about kids who spend lots of time in their heads chewing on all the awful things that have happened to them in their short lives. We concluded with recognizing the value of writing or talking about the painful stuff but thinking about all the sensory details... Read More