Mar 314 minHow We've Stayed Married, Part 3: Accepting OthernessOtherness is an odd--and cosmic--corollary to oneness. Otherness in a relationship can take many forms. There are big differences like...
Mar 173 minWe're Gonna Have Fun, I Know We Will: The Arbor Hill ABCsA lighthearted song...I hope it brightens up your day, bringing back some good memories--your own or maybe your kids' or grandkids'.
Mar 104 minA Strange MirrorThis strange mirror, this odd form of grace, though uncomfortable, has on occasion helped me see myself a lot more clearly.
Mar 35 minA Few (More) Ideas from an Inveterate JournalerMy first discovery of the use of dialog in journaling was back in the mid-1980s, not long after I moved to Charlottesville.
Feb 244 minGently Unfolding Your Heart: A Few Suggestions from an Inveterate JournalerI let the pictures whisper, or call out, so they become like dream images, leaving more room for revelation, for mythic or mystical meaning.
Jan 204 minBalance, Balance, Balance...THUD!When I looked at that piece of paper the next morning I saw the following: true gifts, humility, self-confidence, grandiosity. Ohhhh...
Dec 30, 20203 minA Winter's Tale: The Space BetweenCould this silent darkness be one of winter's gifts? Asking us to bow like the grasses, acknowledging our own bare and basic shape?
Dec 16, 20202 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Cold and Starlight Turn to GoldIt is early morning winter, cold and starlight turn to gold. Slowly I awake to find you standing where I saw you last...
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...
Nov 26, 20205 minA Dark and Spicy TraditionAnti-Anxiety Tool of the Week Hand to heart. This one is very simple. Just place your hand on your chest, slightly to the left of...
Nov 5, 20203 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Splitting LightAnti-Anxiety Tool of the Week Feel your feet. When I am are upset or anxious, I tend to head way off in the future or back into the...
Oct 21, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: It's Amazing How Much How Little Will DoSometimes a tiny shift can solve a big problem...
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...
Aug 19, 20203 minSmall Seeds of Hope: How We've Stayed Married - Part 2So I've given you a peak into our relationship--sweet, struggling, satisfying, imperfect, and a great gift.
Aug 12, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: How We've Stayed MarriedMy idea here is simply to share the things I think have helped us still be an "us"after all these years.
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 22, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Seedtime and HarvestSeeds have such a delightful, concentrated potential. In winter, gardeners build their dreams from seeds...
Jul 15, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Hold It Up to Your LightSurrender to the magic of a poem. Be open to the small animals of meaning that wander through. Let the poems in your life run & slide...
Jun 24, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: An Out-of-the-Mouths-of-Babes StoryHe just stood there looking at me--quizzically, almost gravely. Then, in his endearing three year old accent, he dropped a little bomb.
