It is a hard time of year. The darkness seems to gather momentum as the solstice looms. These shorter, colder days amplify challenges for those who are suffering – the mentally ill, the homeless, the unemployed, the grieving, the addicted, the poor, the recovering – in other words, all of us in some way or another. […]
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The first days of February hearken a bleak stretch of winter burnout that is part and parcel of life in the Pacific Northwest. Flashbacks of summers past infiltrate my thoughts as I go about my daily business. The first green buds and shoots are popping out on bushes and trees and pushing tentatively through the soil, teasing me with their promise of the warmth and sunshine to come. […]
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