Precious and Precarious
"Emotions travel together – if we reject grief, we lose joy...” - Michael Meade - For Joye First the title popped into my head. Then I...
Language as Self-Care
“A walk to remember where you are . . . outside the inside of your mind.” - Gina Hyams - I’ve not been taking long walks as much as I’d...
Stepping Into Tenderness
There is an immense shift coming our way as we step into the winter season and a new year. It will take time and all of our awareness to...
Connected to Wonder
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” - John Muir - It was Thanksgiving...
Living in Liminal Space
“The word liminal comes from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold – any point or place of entering or beginning. A liminal space is...
The Embrace of Wholeness
“Envision coming upon two conflicting parts of yourself while walking down the street. Extend your arms in welcome, encircling them both....
August
“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and...
The Gift of In-the-Moment Connections
"Out of a great need we are all holding hands and climbing. Not loving is letting go. Listen. The terrain around here is far too...
Falling Through to Calm
“the more I wear this story of myself, the more it grows thin, ravels, a sweater filled with holes— I fall through them.” - Rosemerry...
In Memoriam
". . . trust depth and darkness, then flower." - Bonnie Thurston - Darkness, anger, and deep, huge sorrow are swirling alongside...