Down the Drain & Into the Light
Back in March I read a review of a book with a title much too similar to the working title of my own book. My first reaction was a...
Stopping In Order to Continue
I have been deep into the writing of my non-fiction book, a mid-November deadline lurking at the edge of things. Time has been speaking...
The Roar of the Lotus
Flowers as they are / in the lotus pond: / My offering to the spirits. - Basho Matsuo. I write, learn, and hopefully grow wiser from what...
The Grace of Contradiction
This blog is dedicated to the future. “When we express something, express ourselves as to what we stand for, not what we stand against....
Landing on Our Feet
"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest." - Pema Chödrön Traveling for the last...
Tension or Calm?
“He clung to the thought and found that it floated.” - Diana Gabaldon. I was honored to attend a meeting a while back...
Poetry, Paradox, and the Human Spirit: Part 2
A word has been flying in and out of my awareness these last two weeks. Soft. As in soft eyes. It’s a phrase I’ve been saying to my...
Poetry, Paradox, and the Human Spirit: Part 1
We humans are fragile, and incredibly strong. We can grab onto familiar yet flimsy habits oh-so easily, and leap almost simultaneously...
