Holy darkness batman! There are parts of winter I really do like. Yet every year I find myself trying to figure out how to relate to the dark. Darkness is the absence of light but it is not the absence Read more…
My spouse Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is a champion of revision in the writing process because it changes us. She inspires me to step even more deeply into my authority (author-ity) to enjoy not just the creative process but the art Read more…
How do we free up our energy to be more present, powerful and loving? How do we get out of our way so we can be agents of transformation? These are the questions that have ultimately led me to focus Read more…
The Mississippi is very high right now and that’s how my life feels to me too. I can barely keep up with all the painful disasters both “natural†and “human-made.†When I get overwhelmed it helps me to go to Read more…
This is a time for deep questions. In the last year especially I have been in deep inquiry about how we got to this moment. A lot of us are asking how we can get through this mess and come Read more…
Water is making the headlines big time right now. Catastrophic storms. Severe droughts. Water is giving fearsome expression to the changes in our climate. Climate can be such a vague notion. But water is tangible. Water is my way of Read more…
I know I must be in transition when I have another one of my dreams about needing to pack up everything from college and get on a flight. Usually I have only an hour before I need to leave and Read more…
Instead of revising a blog post about being big and powerful I locked my keys in my car at the gas station. Oy! Holy impotence! My bag, wallet, keys all lying there tantalizingly on the seat but I can’t get Read more…
I have just returned from a deep dive into the woods. During my retreat we opened up big questions about how we participate in the universe’s unfolding story. This work shakes up our entire worldview – in a good way! Read more…
Sometimes the lowest point in my day is when I’m trying to convince my daughter to make her first attempt at a new and challenging song. While a little difficulty keeps things interesting sometimes things feel impossibly hard. While we Read more…
