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May I Suggest? May I Suggest to You?
Here's a current favorite song--poignant, full of hope, with flowing rhymes and a simple, powerful message.
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Arriving, an Animal and an Ark
Three poems: two are about journeys, all three about the convolutions of hope.
Jun 21, 20232 min read


You Come Too
It has been a day when the memory of a poem--a simple poem, almost a prayer-- elicits gratitude.
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Maiden Voyages: Inspiration from Our Ancestors
Inspiration from those who have who have gone before us, and survived some extremely difficult times.
Dec 7, 20224 min read


Fixing? Helping? Serving?
Ease from “footies!” Plus life as a patient has deeply informed a physician’s practice. She has distilled this wisdom….
Nov 30, 20224 min read


Still There Is Much That Is Fair
It's too easy to get caught up in the negativity and anger that surrounds us these days. So today I share images of things fair and simple.
Nov 2, 20221 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.
Oct 26, 20223 min read


Feet On the Ground
But the adventurous part took over. So I headed outside before I even read the article...
Oct 5, 20223 min read


Bon appétit!
"Consider daily sitting practice to be a kind of spiritual food." That's a lovely thought. I like food. But what happens when I get hungry?
Sep 28, 20223 min read


The Remarkable Place Where Humans (Maybe) Reside But Mostly We Don't Want to Know...Or Do We?
We are suspended between source and resource, comfort and glory...
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Sons of...Sons With?
I laughed out loud. And there it was, my opportunity for shared humor--and shared humanity.
Aug 31, 20224 min read


Beginner's Fingers, Beginner's Mind
From this perspective, to be a beginner is a gift. And what a wonderful way to approach the world, other people and our own psyches.
Aug 3, 20224 min read


From Before Always
Coupled with the beauty & incredible age of those mountains, the silence offered us a way to slip into a different sense of timelessness.
Jul 21, 20223 min read


Indra's Web
An infinite, cosmic web of interconnection, where every juncture of the threads is a jewel.
Jul 13, 20223 min read


What the World Needs...
The best gifts, by far, are those in which both giver and receiver have great joy.
Jul 6, 20224 min read


Then It’s Gone...
The sound & fury of electronic foul-ups & poor service. A Hero arrives to save the day. Then peace...like after a train roars by.
Jun 29, 20223 min read


Like Coming Home: Writing a Song
And when it's all done, it feels like such a miracle, like birthing a child. It's so hard to believe I had a major part in creating it.
Jun 22, 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.
May 18, 20224 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.
Apr 27, 20225 min read


The Opus to Be Translated Is Yourself
All that I hoped to say in books, all that I ever hoped to say, is that I love the world. E. B. White
Apr 6, 20226 min read
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