Transitions, like growth spurts bring with them awkward uncertainties — Teeth too large to fit in mouths too small, Heads sitting higher as we find ourselves in allocations unfamiliar, terrain unknown — The in-between places less like autumn and more like adolescence. But like a season transitions will transcend and […]
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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 can it do. — A fire left unchecked? We should better put it out.” But what I did not realize Was that no one could […]
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 not really sure why, because I actually hate New Years. January is a rough month, when all the holiday festivities are stripped away, and we’re […]
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 slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.” And so this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about how does one […]
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 did, of a talk called Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice. The recording is a seminar she gave in Colorado, and covers a lot of the […]
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 over hills First rays of saturating glory Radiating over every horizon Not one will resist the waking Of this day. Salt permeates each morsel and […]