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...
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...
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...
In Celebration of Partnership
I came across the following poem by Barbara Kingsolver while re-arranging my writing studio, in the midst of a rare week alone. The words...
The Crisp Clarity of Cold Mornings
It’s December 17th, just four days until the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. Yesterday I wrote a small poem — Note to Self in...
Standing Before Uncertainty
It is on a threshold, at the edge, where we are most able to alter our understanding of the world, and of our own lives in it. — Gregory...
Meditation on Joy
“If you think that the truth can be known from words, if you think that the sun and the ocean can pass through that tiny opening called...
Finding Center
On April 28th I wrote a post titled Embracing Edginess. In it I quoted Pema Chodron from her book, Practicing Peace in Times of War: If...
Keep it Simple
Remember to try new things. Remember to be quiet sometimes. Remember to love despite the obstacles. Remember to laugh and play with the...
