The Choice of Compassionate Power
"It struck her as miraculous that there was unlimited power in choosing what one thinks..." -Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl- I am chewing like...
After Inconceivable Loss
"How do we love what remains?" - Sara Nesson, in conversation - A sunset weeps, and the world is jolted once again into acknowledging the...
Blooming in the Chill
Abeyance: “a temporary state of inactivity or suspension.” - Heather Cox Richardson's blog, 12.17.22 - When I woke before dawn this...
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 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...
