Wisdom is What Works
This juicy morsel comes from the incomparable Clarissa Pinkola Éstes, heard on a book-on-tape while driving to an appointment today. I...
Responsible Language
According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, the etymological root of ‘responsible’ is the Latin respondere, to respond. As a verb, ‘to...
Connecting the Dots
In the first week back home from vacation, a series of inspirations have been quietly connecting in my mind. These words spoken by...
Wide Places
“From the narrow places I called to you, from the wide places you answered me.” — Psalms/Tehillim 118:5* I am writing this while on...
Mending the Break
At what instant does the break in the bone realize it must join its other half? — Mark Nepo, from his poem Waiting. Today I spoke with my...
Sculpting a Life
The story goes that when Michelangelo was asked how he carved the sculpture of David out of a single block of marble, he replied, “I...
Travelling Attention
“We are where our attention is.” — Michael Brown My friend Patricia’s attention was on the intriguing doorways and windows along a steep...
Timing is (Almost) Everything
Just like babies, projects, dreams, plans, and the events of an ordinary day have their own peculiar timing. Our friend’s baby came two...
Rooted in Our Own Identity
“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” — Oscar Wilde I often write about stories in this blog, how stories of the past can seep into the...
A Gift of Connection
Seeing how things go together sustains me. The moment of such grasping is like a synapse that is fired and life-force is released…In such...
