Category: Social issues

• The Past in the Present

  

  Today dawned cloudy and cold. The ground is bare save for the occasional skiff of snow.  Our two-year long snow drought continues, the cold interrupted by warmth and rain. As we collectively limp towards the inauguration, I find myself strictly limiting my Facebook time. I’ve noticed that I seldom write anything remotely personal, only reposting…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 8, 2017

  Disability, Social issues

  healing, Polio, Social Change, stories

• Cycles of Change

  The year has turned. We spent New Years with family near the ocean, accompanied by warmth, both emotional and physical, and much good cheer. Yesterday was New Years Day, and we celebrated by following our Sunday routine when with family: breakfast, conversation, and newspapers. We then drove the five hours home. 

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 2, 2017

  Arts, Social issues

  Arts, In Montmartre, Social Change

• Advent

  

  Today dawned cloudy and dank, and has proven to be one of those classic raw November days that grace northern New England. There is the hint of snow to come, although the weather service promises there will be none today. Early this morning Jennie and I went out to The Parkway, one of our favorite…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 27, 2016

  Healing, Social issues, spirituality, Stories

  Advent, healing, spirituality, stories

• Late Autumn Wonderings

  

  After days of cloud (it is November), there are patches of blue sky, marking a perfect contrast to the burnt orange oaks and maples still holding their leaves. The ever-present November wind shakes the trees, stops, then returns. The freeze a couple of nights ago killed the front garden, yet the back garden, mostly prepared…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 4, 2016

  native american, Sacred Lands, Social issues, spirituality

  autumn, Kristallnacht, Native American, Sacred Lands, seasons, Standing Rock