Dementia is often defined as a tragedy filled with doom and gloom. Supposedly, about all anyone can do is hope for a cure, give a bit of comfort to the person with dementia, and provide some respite for caregivers. “The dementia tragedy narrative is nonsense!” says a rapidly growing dementia care movement. In Keep Sharp: Build…
Daring to Dream a New Economy When Right Now Things May Be Awful Right now, people I know are really hurting financially. Here are some examples, all with changed names. After two years, Joan and David finally sold their house in the town where they used to live, so they could pay expenses in a…
Workdays may have changed a lot in the last 1500 years, but the ancient Benedictine rule has some good advice for anyone who wants more meaningful work: “Laborare est orare.” Or, if your Latin is fuzzy, “to work is to pray.” St. Benedict (480-547) probably never said these exact words, though he definitely promoted the…