It is Saturday morning. I’m having a cup of coffee and reflecting on the last few days I’ve spent here, North of Syracuse, NY. The purpose of my visit is to spend time with my father, who lives here, and is awaiting heart valve surgery, expected in June. We have enjoyed meals and movies together. […]

Another great quote from Judi Neal’s Edgewalker e-news: As great as learning is, it is important to realize that knowledge is meaningless unless we apply what we have learned. The seeds of knowledge will blow away in the wind unless they are planted in our everyday life. The seedlings must be tended regularly by watering […]

Thanks to Judi Neal for the following Edgewalker quote: You must give birth to your images. They are the future waiting to be born. Fear not the strangeness that you feel. The future must enter you long before it happens. Just wait for the hour, the birth of new clarity. — Ranier Maria Rilke Here’s […]

Please read the vision statement I’ve crafted. This is my first attempt to capture my vision for our shared future in a statement. I welcome your comments and questions! Moving forward with a listening heart, vision, inquiry, and action, ~ Mary marymac missions’ vision: caregivers and receivers feel and know the presence of caring community […]

Please listen to the WBUR’s special report on The Mental and Physical Toll of Alzheimer’s Care. Read the transcript. Thank you WBUR for reporting on this topic affecting so many of us. My personal story, recorded Oct 5 at Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA, will be available on the “marymacmissions” YouTube channel in a couple of […]