Leaf By Niggle
True fairy-stories give “a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief.” JRR Tolkien
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Easing the Journey Through Shadow & Light
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Oct 26, 20223 min read
A Twelve Billion Year Legacy
It gives me a sense of how vast I am in some ways, and how a ridiculously tiny at the same time.
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Jul 13, 20223 min read
Indra's Web
An infinite, cosmic web of interconnection, where every juncture of the threads is a jewel.
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May 18, 20224 min read
Fledgling
There was a whir of wings, a little flash of grey and white, and a tiny bird landed on the outer edge of the deck. We held our breaths.
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Apr 27, 20225 min read
Inter-Tidal Regions of Collective Joy
The tides of life and creative energy thrive in these liminal spaces, whether they are in the world, our hearts, or our relationships.
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Dec 29, 20213 min read
'Tis a Holy Thing to Love
What a strange and sometimes very difficult thing it is to be a human being. And perhaps no period is more difficult than the time of grief
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Dec 15, 20213 min read
When I Had No Wings to Fly
Another song--it could be a modern psalm to the mysterious, the unfathomable, the achingly beautiful unknown. Tender beyond hope.
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Nov 17, 20213 min read
Another (Short) Out-of-the-Mouths-of-Babes Story
I laughed out loud, in surprise and delight. "You are so right, Jesse!" I said.
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Aug 25, 20212 min read
Even After All This Time
Today I just want to share a few poems that have touched me over the years.
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Jul 21, 20213 min read
Here.
The essence of mindfulness. When I am here, I can feel my feet, feel my breath, feel my beating heart--notice in this moment that I am okay.
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Jun 23, 20212 min read
Dis-armed
I didn't feel good there, but sometimes I felt a little less bad. A tiny shift, but it was a start.
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Jun 2, 20214 min read
She Was There All Along
The power, the sweat, the struggle, the elemental, primordial nature of birth. The incredible joy of new life when it is complete.
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Apr 7, 20213 min read
I Heard the Stars Singing
"And when I dreamed my dream I awoke and came swiftly....I heard the stars singing as I came and felt warm wings about me..."
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Nov 4, 20203 min read
Small Seeds of Hope: Splitting Light
Anti-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...
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Oct 28, 20204 min read
Small Seeds: Experimenting with Prayer and Hope
Why not participate in the Good Big Thing and then reach out from those places to join with those are living out grace?
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Sep 16, 20204 min read
Small Seeds of Hope: Big Bang...or Big Birth?
So I started musing...wow, what if the universe is giving birth to itself? What if God is giving birth to the universe?
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Jul 29, 20203 min read
Small Seeds of Hope: God's Heartbeat?
Today in my quiet time I found myself wondering about God's heartbeat. Maybe it was my breathing that started this line of thought...
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