Good Things
Good things can be found with the space jet lag leaves you in after a trip to France. With sharing impressions, wine and cheese with your grown granddaughter and husband on a hotel balcony.
Real People
Convergence
Convergence is in my life this month with many threads interweaving, touching and informing me. I’m studying and training at Emberlight Center for Conscious Living and Dying as a Direct Care giver. I’m dealing with an in-law’s newly diagnosed illness. My grandson is transitioning from high school to college. All these strands are providing opportunities … Read more
Stretching
Stretching at any age isn’t easy. The adage, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is couched in the truth of experience. So where does that leave me as a practitioner of the Work in my later years? How do I stretch when I am thoroughly entrenched and comfortable with my practice – even … Read more
The Claymont Children’s School
If there was a guiding principle for the Claymont Children’s School, it might have been to teach children that learning was fun. As my son was reaching school-age, I became concerned how his vivaciousness would be received in public school. I had visions of him sitting in the corner of a classroom with an old-fashioned … Read more
Victor, a Tribute
Victor Richard Garbarini, Sherborne II classmate and enduring friend, was born March 4, 1949, in the Bronx, NYC. He died February 7, 2026. He was in the top-notch Inova Hospital of northern Virginia, having recently been quite ill, then diagnosed with pneumonia and cancer. His long-time partner, Kate Dombroski, and her sister Carole were with … Read more
The Si — Do Interval
The si – do interval on the enneagram of this second Course of Study happened, I believe, on Sunday after most of the students had left. Technically, Claymont’s four-month course ended on Saturday night of the final in-person week. Sunday entailed breakfast and departures for the majority of students. Although some had left very early, … Read more
David and Nonny
Jack and I knew about David Kherdian and Nonny Hogrogian long before ever meeting them. Last summer we caught up with David in Massachusetts. Nonny had died in May of 2024. Here is our interview with David about his poetry and Nonny’s illustrations. Initially we heard about them because they ran Two Rivers Press at … Read more
Personal Work
Personal work. That is where the path starts. But first, we need to know ourselves. Our many selves. I’m going to be looking at that again, through the eyes of someone whom knowingly or not, has taken Gurdjieff’s teaching of “many i’s” and created the Internal Family Systems Model, or IFS. I love that G’s … Read more
Family, Friends and Place
Family, friends and place is what made Jack’s and my 50th Wedding Anniversary memorable. The place was Claymont. The friends— those who have woven in and out of our lives. Our children are part of that weave, our extended family is part of the fabric. So, when the decision was made to celebrate this milestone … Read more
50th Anniversary
What’s in a 50th anniversary? I’m giving this some thought since I’ve had a lot of those in my life lately. Last year I was part of a well-planned and executed 50th reunion of Sherborne Course II graduates on zoom. That was followed by a well-attended and meaningful 50th in-person celebration of the Claymont Society … Read more