Silence

Notes From A Sabbatical

A sabbatical provides time to heed Polonius’ advice to Laertes: “Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice.” The instruction was probably a shop-worn platitude even in Shakespeare’s day. Still, it is sound advice. We should each keep it written somewhere in full view—taped to the cover of an iPad, perhaps, or the back of a smartphone. You can insert it into a cookbook, use it to mark your place in a missal, or pencil it on the lintel over a kitchen door. Continue Reading

There is a hush over August. Its quietude invites every Jackself to take as one’s own Hopkins’ interior monologue: “Let be, call off thoughts awhile. buy finasteride online https://medicalcoder.io/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/php/finasteride.html no prescription ” Words, too, need a rest. Only in silence can we hear the psalmist: Be still, and know that I Am God. Until later. And with glad wishes for a sweet summer’s end. Continue Reading