Some Thoughts on Purpose
purpose: from porposer “to put forth.” (from etymonline.com) “I don’t know my purpose“ is one of the most common — and plaintive...
The Slow Drip of the Present
Five weeks after arriving back home from a month in Spain and France, I am finally giving in to false starts and indecision concerning...
The Power of Commitment
As I prepare to leave for the Spacious in Spain women’s retreat my friend Stephanie and I have been nurturing for over a year, the pace...
Lesson From Madrid
“This is good advice for life in general. Look up from the screen. Who knows, in looking one another in the eyes again, we might begin to...
Yes Instead of No
The message is simple. We are all connected, like the pick-up sticks in the photo. Move one even the tiniest bit, and the others quiver....
Deep Ease
Like pushing the proverbial stone up the mountain only to have it roll continuously back down, the many details, commitments, and...
Mystery Meets Immensity
On a visit to Mexico City this past weekend the fact of seven billion humans (and counting) struck me as I stared down a long boulevard,...
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Due to the present workload, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off until further notice. — Sign in Hobo’s Café in North...
Flexibility with a Bit of Humor
“Blessed are the flexible for they shall not get bent out of shape.” — Betsy Shirley (foster mother to more than 20 boys, including Buck...
Nature's Signals
“Sustainability is rooted in looking to the inherent workings of nature as a model, with the idea that the natural systems of the world...
