by Mark Beckwith | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
A challenge for all of us these days, regardless of where we fall on the political or religious continuum, is to stay grounded. Feet and soul firmly planted on terra firma. We are buffeted about by so many opinions, orders, actions and reactions– mostly framed in...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Exile. Lament. Love. Repeat. A sequence I have settled on to help me deal with the chaos and cruelty that is swirling around us and raising havoc within us. Certainly around and within me. Exile. Exile involves being barred or sent away from one’s country. That is...
by Mark Beckwith | Oct 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
We have a new de facto Congress. It has not been voted in by various constituencies across the country, but it has been elected. By one person — the President. The qualifications for this rump Congress are becoming increasingly clear: loyalty and wealth.The...
by Mark Beckwith | Oct 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
As vengeance, threats of violence, and vilification continue to take over the airwaves – and increasingly get deployed on many of our city streets – there is an ever more urgent need to expand the concept of love. Not only to expand it, but empower love to wade into...
by Mark Beckwith | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
As an airplane taxis toward takeoff, I invariably treat the mandatory instruction from the flight attendant as annoying background noise: “Make sure you put your own oxygen mask on before assisting others”. Most of us don’t pay any attention, because we figure such a...
by Mark Beckwith | Oct 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
A vivid memory burst into my consciousness a few days ago, which has, for me, a direct connection to the recent deployment of the National Guard in several US cities.Several years ago I was sitting at the old Yankee Stadium, attending a Red Sox-Yankee game. My friends...
