I think we all can agree that the world is in a huge transition, there is almost no place that has not been touched this year by disease, war, political and governmental malfeasance, natural disaster. Rage seems a natural reaction to almost anything, people are afraid, and deeply entrenched in opinion. I would like to be the voice of optimism, but I have the feeling the rocky stuff is just beginning. Actually, I am optimistic about humanity, if we can get our heads out of...d

Some years ago, my mother did dog sitting in her home, which she enjoyed very much. She had one client that was a regular, and they had interesting conversations. One day, the subject of spirituality and peaceful resistance came up, and my mother made a reference to Mahatma Ghandi, the great spiritual leader of India known all over the world as a man of peace. The man looked blankly at her and said, “Who is Ghandi?” My mother was, as they say, gobsmacked. How do you get to be