Hello dear compassionate hearts, How is your beautiful, creative spirit bearing the news these days? Many of my big hearted friends seem to be having an especially hard time with the violence happening in our city and around the world. Having an open heart means we also see a lot Read more…
Here comes the holiday season! With all the extra cooking, shopping, parties, and darkness I often find myself worn thin. The time around Winter Solstice is in fact a “thin time†in that the material and spiritual worlds are very close. It is a time to prepare ourselves for new Read more…
This month I’ve had the tremendous privilege to walk closely with my friend as he learned he has brain cancer, underwent a miraculously successful surgery, and prepares for more treatments. He is leaning into a shower of community love and support that I remember feeling as I was wheeled towards Read more…
You make a difference in all that you do. But if you are anything like me, it can be so hard to remember this. Sure, it’s easy to remember when one particularly negative person wrecked a meeting or party. It’s more difficult to see how all the little kind things Read more…
Hello, beautiful being of the universe. I feel awe that every atom in your body was created in an ancient star. I am in awe as the water that makes up more than 50% of your body is continually refreshed and exchanged with the watershed around you. I am in Read more…
In my garden, all that I can see through patches of snow and ice are seed pods and mulch. It is a perfect reminder for me that the seeds of next summer are already here–and I hope not too many are weeds! This is the time for cultivating vision, another Read more…