Ritual and Renewal

The year rushes to a close almost before blessings can be counted, lesser moments placed in perspective, and resolutions drawn up. I remind myself once again that there is time, plenty of it, for favored rituals, if you simply decide there is time.

High on my list of blessings this year has been the opportunity to share these pages with you, and especially the letters that ensued. One note came with pressed flowers. Another from the 122-year-old Wednesday Literary Club in Ohio, which functions around a notable structure: The books to be read in a given year are chosen and analyzed by a committee, to be sure that they are worth the