WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Practical Gratitude 101 

GUEST POST by MICHAEL STEINMAN That you are reading this surely means you don’t need it.  But I ask your indulgence. When interacting with children we often try to teach civility, by prompting, “What’s the magic word?”  [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub
July, 2026 4

Wrestling with Ego

This past weekend I was visited by my brother and his wife, who are doing their best to live fully with my brother’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis. After they drove away, and I reflected on their visit, I was struck by how many times I passed judgment for my brother’s difficulty restraining his hyper-behavior and for my sister-in-law’s [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

When Israelis Kill Americans

GUEST POST by JANET WEIL “If you harm an American, we will respond.” – President Joe Biden, February 2024 The young woman had large brown eyes and a wide smile. She had a cause: solidarity with Palestine. But unlike the young Palestinian women murdered by Israel over the last 11 months, there was something different about her. Aysenur [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

When Genocide Becomes Normalized

Caitlin Johnstone, the prophetic Australian blogger, lamented in a recent post that the genocide in Gaza has become normalized for most Americans who tend to react with a fleeting comment, like, “It’s horrible,” and then go about their lives, where Gaza is a mere footnote. Johnstone challenges us to open our eyes to the propaganda [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub