Category Archives: Op/Ed Thoughts

Our Own Voice

Posted on April 30, 2023 by aamontgomery

A shop Kurt and I saw in St. Martin on vacation in 2006 . . . Continue reading →

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Blooming on Bare Branches

Posted on February 28, 2023 by aamontgomery

Can we bloom during the many, mini-winters of our springs? Continue reading →

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Add a “Y” to Your Fox

Posted on January 29, 2023 by aamontgomery

I walked in the middle and was happy to be with men who were not willing to shut their eyes to life. Continue reading →

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Growing Between the Cracks

Posted on August 30, 2022 by aamontgomery

A volunteer plant grows on its own rather than being planted by a gardener. Continue reading →

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Blooming in the Desert Sand

Posted on May 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

When we are planted in inhospitable environments can we bloom? Continue reading →

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In Your Eyes, In Our Eyes

Posted on February 28, 2022 by aamontgomery

The first time ever I saw your faceI thought the sun rose in your eyesAnd the moon and the stars were the gifts you gaveTo the dark and the endless skies, my loveTo the dark and the endless skies Ewan … Continue reading →

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The Sun Inside the Rain

Posted on January 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

Some men of character rise to the occasion when called upon to do so. Such was a man named Roddie Edmonds from Knoxville, Tennessee, who saved the lives of 200-300 American Jews in 1945. Continue reading →

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Holes Let the Light Shine Through

Posted on November 30, 2021 by aamontgomery

Do our imperfections and vulnerabilities allow more light to shine through? Continue reading →

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Stop. You Look Fabulous!

Posted on August 17, 2021 by aamontgomery

A few ideas of how we can nurture the joy within us during a global pandemic and a time of division and fear. Continue reading →

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Let the Wind Blow Back Your Hair and May It Rain

Posted on July 31, 2021 by aamontgomery

My husband Kurt and I were in Egypt twenty years ago in the car of a young woman who had been a participant in one of my husband’s training classes in Cairo. I will call her Lela although I cannot … Continue reading →

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