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...
Stepping Large and Lovingly into 2018
"The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain During the week of...
Staying Awake
" . . . Be kind, but be fierce. You are needed now more than ever before . . ." —Winston Churchill. I am not feeling particularly calm...
Querencia—The Safe Place
Querencia comes from the Spanish verb “querer” — to desire. Querencia speaks of a safe place, where I gather strength, and therefore...
Momentum, in Three Parts
Like so much in life, momentum is paradoxical, containing contradictions that challenge, confuse, and sometimes freeze us in our tracks....
Risking Connection
“We must risk delight…We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” - Jack Gilbert, from...
The Powerful Freedom in Choosing Our Thoughts
In their collaborative novel "Sunlight and Shadow*, authors Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl write: “It struck her as miraculous that there was...
Surprising Joy
It’s a rare weekend of constant rain in the desert. I’m a pluviophile, a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during...
The Question of Purpose
Why am I here? What do I want? What will make me happy? This question of our individual purpose is a Big Question, a question we first...
The Sweet Wildness of Road Trips: Finale
“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” -Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet A week ago we woke up, ready to go home. On the...
