Cooking From The Pantry
I believe in having a certain amount of food on hand. Generally, two to three months’ worth of regular, everyday food, not dehydrated tofu you keep in a bunker out back. Before the pandemic, this might have led you to…
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Category Resilience
Managing energy
I have spent the last 15 years working in the so-called “helping professions”. People like nurses, doctors, pastors, social workers, teachers… that’s us – the helping professionals. And for helping professionals, the main resource we use in our work is…
Introversion and energy management
I am an introvert. This shocks a lot of people who know me. “You seem so outgoing!” “You are so engaged when talking to people!” “You do so well on the stage!” Introversion isn’t a synonym for being shy, or…
Use the good towels.
As a child, we had some neighbors – Montaree (we called her Montie) and Mr. Doc. They were retired farmers who had bought a few acres from us and built a small house to live out their retirement. They were surrogate…
What do you want your home to be like?
My friend Ashley was the minister that performed our wedding, and when we were preparing for the ceremony, she asked lots of good, piercing, questions. But the one I remember best is: “What do you want your home to be…
The myth of inevitable progress
Our species has been on the earth for more than 200,000 years. 30,000 years ago, there was a sort of explosion of art and cave paintings showing up on multiple regions and continents. 12,000 years ago we began to build…