Summer Blues: Liberty, Lies, and Lessons

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” M. Eckhart

Living in Chapel Hill is a blessing. Despite the stifling heat wave, seemingly tropical afternoon rain storms, and the rise in coronavirus and monkey pox cases, life is good in the southern part of heaven. Screeecch! Let’s be clear — reality bites. There are matters that have “stopped me in my tracks” and made me wonder about our capacity and compassion as humans. Why so much unnecessary harm and death in this wealthy…