Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

Are You Burning—or Just Glowing? My predawn ritual begins with lighting a fragrant candle that sits atop a four-shelf bookcase. A few months ago, that ritual changed. For a milestone birthday two years earlier, a friend gifted me an electric candle warmer lamp. “Hmm,” I thought, “nice gift, but I am never going to use it.” I liked striking a match, touching it to the wick, and watching the flame catch. So, I continued buying candles. Then, while cleaning one day, the discar

DON’T NEGLECT THE NEED It is December 1, 2025, Monday morning at 4:36 AM. The sage and the candle are adding ambience to the stage for my morning writing. The aroma triggered a memory. I remembered reading a line about sage burning, “Light the sage. When it has done its work, it will extinguish itself.” A bundle of sage always last for weeks. I light the same bundle day after day. It burns for a few minutes and then it goes out. The few minutes of smoldering cast its aroma,