3 days ago4 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Inverted and Everted PainI'm sorry he is in such pain. It is not a fun place to be. But with great power comes great responsibility. And if that power is abused...
Dec 9, 20204 minIn Order to Grow—Pruning Off a Major Branch"Looks like we just gave ZZ Top a shave & crewcut!" said Celia. We looked at the huge and tangled heaps of grape vines we'd just pruned off.
Dec 2, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Spacing Material, Mortar and Dark MatterAnti-Anxiety Tool of the Week: Jiggling This is one of my favorite ways to reduce stress. Just jiggle your entire body, gently but loosel...
Oct 7, 20203 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Breathe in BeautyBeauty is all around me--it hasn't gone away. The trees, the sky, a bird, an odd little insect. How to breathe in beauty & be in the world?
Sep 23, 20206 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Knowing My Limits...or..."Into the Icy Depths"I didn't go quite as far, brave quite the storm--or cold--that I thought I could. Or should. But I did...
Sep 9, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: A Tiny Toolkit of QuotationsQuotations, in a sense, are stories in miniature. Here are a few of my current favorites.
Aug 26, 20203 minSmall Seeds of Hope: ImperfectlyForgiving ourselves, we learn to forgive others. Allowing our own foibles we are, hopefully, more able to accept imperfection in others.
Aug 5, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Love Who? Postdoctoral SpiritualityPerhaps I am naive, but my idea of a leader is someone who inspires you to be your best self, not one who bullies. Not an enemy-maker.
Jul 8, 20201 minSitting still and allowing loveToday I want to share two poems that continue to touch me. Perhaps you can rest in the tenderness and freedom they offer?
Jun 17, 20205 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Face of a Monster?When I was twelve years old I met an extraordinary man. He didn't look very extraordinary. Dressed in monks' robes, he had a shy smile...
Jun 3, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: This Is Really, Really HardCompassion leads to a life of power *with* others. Judgment leads to a hunger for power *over* others.
May 21, 20203 minMigrating from "Anti-Covidanxiety Toolkits" to...? Courage does not always shout. Hope does not always flare. Sometimes it is a small brown mouse who sneaks out...
May 13, 20204 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #9We all need support to be brave, less anxious, to lean a little bit more into love. So I continue to share these little pieces of hope...
May 7, 20202 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkits: Lists of Tools Here is the list of all the tools in all the toolkits so far. Or consider it an atlas of maps. Take what you like and leave the rest!
Apr 23, 20205 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #6This weeks tools? Admit your frustration. Swish your feet around. Talk funny. Hand to heart. Accept your humanity.
Apr 15, 20204 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #5This toolkit is about slowing down...being kind to ourselves..relaxing... even having a little fun.
Apr 8, 20206 minAnti-covidanxiety Toolkit #4I'm going to start with a confession this time. A couple of mornings ago...
Jan 30, 20203 minBeing with...The word "with" was important to her precisely because she had a hard time feeling it. It was a reminder, a lodestar, a refuge.
Jan 23, 20203 minHeartfulnessYou are not alone. You are amazing and wonderful, able to do so many remarkable things. You have handled awareness...
Jan 15, 20203 minThere's a reason for this.Into that morass of self-judgment, that depression and self-blame, came five simple little words, clear as autumn days in New England...
