If you've been following my blog for a while, you may remember my friend Martha Hendricks, author of the blog White Hair Grace. I first introduced her in Meet Who I Want to Be When I Grow...
For My Friend Martha
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At the Mouth of the Cave
A human life can have everything—beauty, status, reputation, achievement, all kinds of possessions, but if the imagination is not awakened, all these lack presence and depth.~ John...
A Time and a Place for Science Mind
Standing on the banks of the Metolius River in central Oregon several months ago, I never would have imagined that this little bird would be such a powerful teacher. I offered this...
Nature’s Teachers on My Awake in the Wild Silent Retreat
It must be strange for a mountain to look at humans and the way they go around, their limbs and eyes blurred by their desire and movement. And their inability to sit still in the one...
The Joy of Good Stress
Graphic Source: SIY Global Adaptive Resilience We don’t usually see the word ”good” associated with “stress.” Most of us have plenty of truly challenging, anxiety producing stress in our...
Another New Chapter, With My Ancestors’ Help
Sometimes the puzzle pieces of our lives fall into place with unusual clarity. In my own experience, this phenomenon is preceded by some sort of shake-up. I stepped off the grid for a...
New Year’s Eve Comfort Blanket
I've been inundated this week with emails from business owners sharing their end-of-year reflections. I'll bet you have too. Today, on this final day of 2021, my heart is whispering that...
Santa’s Gift
The more closely I pay attention, the more fully I recognize my own life in nature’s seasonal shifts. One of our town's holiday traditions is that Santa drives through our...
TODAY’s Art Show Details
"Big day today!" This was the excited whisper that fluttered up when my alarm went off this morning. In just a few hours (at 7 pm ET on December 2nd, to be exact!), my second annual...
SIY Adaptive Resilience Series
As we move through fall and towards the holiday season with the pandemic still woven into our daily experience, we could all use a booster shot of resilience. Am I right?That's why I'm so...
The Universe Laughing at Me on My Tiny Cabin Retreat
For the second year in a row, the pandemic interfered with my annual ritual of attending a formal silent retreat at a residential meditation center. Last year my substitute was holing up...
Inhaling Iceland Through My Camera Lens
There is always blue sky above the clouds. Four weeks have passed since we returned from Iceland. Many of you have been asking for photos. To be honest, I'm still processing the...