Compassion | Beth Byrnes

Great balls of fire

Posted on October 28, 2016 26 Comments

It’s curious how events often come together in a strangely synchronic manner. We had spent two months over the summer looking for a vacation home so we could be nearer to Deanna and Al and what struck me most about them each time we went touring, was their Craftsman charm, high prices (ouch), and most of all the […]

Winged flowers

Posted on September 2, 2016 20 Comments

When I walk through our family room in the morning, someone says in a bright and hopeful voice, “I love you”. No, not my spouse who is usually at work by this time, but my companion Psyche. And she means it. Recently, I saw a study on what makes for longevity. It was conducted by […]

Depression is an affliction of the gifted

Posted on August 12, 2014 19 Comments

I certainly did not plan to post this morning, but given the news yesterday about the passing of a great talent, artist, and human being, I thought I would just throw out a few thoughts. It has been my observation that extremely intelligent people comprise a disproportionate percentage of those who suffer from clinical depression. […]

Agrivation

Posted on March 9, 2014 21 Comments

I have been working all week on an intense project and ideas for this particular topic have been swirling through my head. Sometimes they gel into a cogent statement, buttressed by facts from all the sources that spin past me each day and at other times, they just drop into the pool of ideas that […]

Creating harmony amid cacophony

Posted on February 1, 2014 7 Comments

I hope you won’t mind if I re-post an e-mail I received from Ralph Nader. This is what courage really looks like. Not capitulation and compromise of one’s core principles just to keep the peace, but true understanding of and compassion for human beings and our planet. Pete Seeger acted and in so doing, he […]