The Greatest Mystery
Living always at the edge of the mystery where the curious trails pull off toward the horizon of discovery— the affirming arrival home, from a […]
Category: CREATE
~the dance of the clock~
I watched her as she danced through the parameters of her boundaries, etching out her elegant, circular, turf and for a moment I imagined she […]
Sequoia
What did it mean? To be a tom-boy seemed A complement That was something A girl like me Might aspire to, who Ran through woods, […]
Keeper of the Second Watch
If I had been first, not last And all that lay before The past held the same Rosy optimism of hope Unmarred? And memories were […]
Fear Logistics
Let’s talk, fear logistics You shadow creature lurking just past the point the light touches, Making molehills and pebbles appear like mountains and peaks — […]
Of Your Becoming
Transitions, like growth spurts bring with them awkward uncertainties — Teeth too large to fit in mouths too small, Heads sitting higher as we find […]
The Burning was a Gift
I used to wonder at this burning And think, “I must not let it burn so hot I must contain my fire— So much damage […]
Unconditional Hope
January is a good month for reflections. Historically, I have like many others, used the beginning of the year to think about making resolutions. I’m […]
The Art of Embracing the Suck
And so, here you are. You’ve found yourself in a season that stinks. As Dr. Seuss once so brilliantly put it, “When you’re in a […]
Learning to Embrace the Suck
As I might have mentioned, once… or about a hundred times already… I’m a Brené Brown groupie. A few months ago, I found this recording she […]
Awake
Hyacinth blooms permeate my room The smell wafting and saturating Each corner of space Overflowing with perfume, making all Aware of life. Dawn wakes, spilling […]
Advice to my Future Self
Let me not grieve what was never mine to hold. Or waste my living on rot and mold. Relationships failed to come into being Thoughts […]