I had that kind of conversation with a good friend. It was amazing how we each interpreted events and snippets we'd heard from various sources differently, radically differently. But because we're good friends, we listened to each other, asked questions, challenged each other, and agreed to disagree on some things.

I've been curious about the beliefs that serve to bind our lives together and asked myself if those beliefs were changing or need changing.

It had to be said, Happy Unhappy Earth Day. Our Earth is not happy. In celebrating it this week we lauded climate change initiatives...