". . . trust depth and darkness, then flower." - Bonnie Thurston - Darkness, anger, and deep, huge sorrow are swirling alongside...

“Photography is the art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” -...

"The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you who must raise your sails." - Rabindranath Tagore - I feel the turbulence and...

“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” - Fred Rogers, a.k.a. Mr. Rogers - I have heard from several friends this...

“We must risk delight . . . We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” - Jack Gilbert,...

let go of your hold to your former selves allow the river to carry you this new trust is the undercurrent holding up your bones float -...

on morning walk wind nips at ears, whispering of snow, a broken branch - Last week I attended a program called 500 Years of Haiku at...

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one...

“. . . I’ve come to honor a deeply held assertion that ordinary everyday life is, in truth, extraordinary.” - from The Book of Calm - I...

“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” - Mary Oliver - Sadness has been the air I’ve been...