A monthly blog on awakening our creative power through moving our bodies, connecting with nature, and spiritual practice.
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 of crafting a life. And we’re celebrating the release of 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 on spiritual practice and embodiment as sources of transformation. I’m 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 the rushing waters and be brought back into the flow. 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 out thriving. While I wish the answers were written in 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 staying focused in the complicated work of reversing climate change 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 haven’t begun packing. These packing-up-school dreams usually stress me out 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! I love the big picture. But at the end of 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 might escalate into a dramatic showdown on the piano bench, Read more…
Without understanding it, I have always longed for a sense of the Motherland. Sort of like longing for Eden. Nature is where I go to remember who I am. Yet because my family has moved enough over the last century, I couldn’t be sure where my geographic Motherland is anymore. Read more…
You may have noticed that “in-the-bones†understanding is a favorite phrase of mine. Intellectual knowledge gradually seeps into my body. As knowledge penetrates “the bones†it becomes spiritual understanding. And like our skeleton, this spiritual understanding creates a structure that can support our whole lives. One of my healing clients Read more…