by glp-editor-rachel | Sep 30, 2020 | Jane Vella Writings, Speaking of Dialogue
Last week my friend Paula Berardinelli came to my home to drive me to a doctor’s appointment. I asked if we could put my walker in her car. She agreed and reached down to fold the walker into a tight package. I was amazed! “I had no idea how to do that!” Paula laughed...
by glp-editor-rachel | Feb 22, 2021 | Jane Vella Writings, Speaking of Dialogue
As we were preparing for and designing a reading group experience, a new principle emerged: resilience. I had said to Valerie: “If this design does not work for those who come to the Zoom session, we can just drop it. Forget about it.” Val replied, “How...
by glp-editor-rachel | Aug 23, 2021 | Speaking of Dialogue
I have learned a lot about connection recently. Previous to the last couple of months, I was afraid of it. In a way, I’d imagine we all were. As a shared humanity, it seems as though in the last year we’ve never been farther apart. Amidst wars and division in many...