

The Flow of Acceptance
“Each thing with its own way of moving, of coming together, of coming apart.” – Emily Sekine – Since the spring of 2018 when we left...


Slow and Steady Mindfulness
“Man is born broken. He lives by mending. Grace is the glue.” - Eugene O’Neill – For Martha and Bonnie Last summer the Santa Catalina...


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...


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


Sitting with Compassion
“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...


Floating Into Calm
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 -...


Pausing for Emptiness
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...