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...
Forgetting to Remember
It is hard to remember what fulfills and nurtures us alongside the challenges and moods that disrupt our day. We can view all that comes...
A Prayer For Loss
“Ambiguous losses are a particular type of loss that lack definition and lack closure . . . hope lingers on, and it’s really hard to live...
Three Reminders of Clarity and Compassion
After a substantial expenditure of energy—during times of crisis, a creative push, a pivotal choice needing to be made, a day gone...
Staying Awake
" . . . Be kind, but be fierce. You are needed now more than ever before . . ." —Winston Churchill. I am not feeling particularly calm...
Saying Yes!
“Oh you need to say yes a lot!” – Naomi Shihab Nye. An idea can take hold of our lives and not let go, even if we have no clue how to...
Desire Lines
“When aims differ, trails do too. These overlapping and crisscrossing trails, created by countless living beings pursuing their own ends,...
Tending the Spark
"Rather than the need to heroically save the whole world, the real work of humanity at this time may be to awaken the unique spark and...
Being Human
It was a week of waiting for the proofread edit of my book, wondering at some of what I’ve written. Not the parts taken from actual...
Finding Integrity, Following Love
"When everything seems to be lacking in integrity, you find it in yourself. You change the world, right from where you’re standing.” -...