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Jun 29, 20223 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.
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Jun 22, 20224 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.
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Jun 8, 20224 min read
All or Nothing? Listening for Our Common Grief
Can we honor our common grief, our common tendencies to slide into all-or-nothing in the aftermath of these terrible traumatic events?
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Jun 1, 20223 min read
Catwings
There is a lighter side to Le Guin, however, which she shared in her lovely four-book Catwing series for children.
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May 25, 20223 min read
Freedom From a Root-Bound Mind--and Oh Dear God...Again!
In the aftermath, writing about gratitude and mindfulness seems kind of callous, even frivolous. Or perhaps naive. But it is not.
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May 18, 20223 min read
Oh! Buffalo
Perhaps I can truly hear the small things that I, personally, can do to help shift the balance from fear and hatred to love.
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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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May 11, 20223 min read
Gracious Silence
Some of the sweetest times I've had with another person are those in which we simply sit near each other, without the need to speak.
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May 4, 20224 min read
It's About Us
Loosen, fingers, loosen your death grip on this very day. Open to the atmosphere of open, drink in large draughts of clear.
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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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Apr 20, 20224 min read
The Thing with Feathers
After all these years I'm still amazed when those minuscule seeds grow into plants hundreds of times bigger than their infant selves.
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Apr 13, 20223 min read
Fawn
There are deer, birds, foxes, wildflowers and more. But you have to look. Lawrence looks with eyes that see things others tend to pass by.
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Apr 6, 20226 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
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Mar 30, 20225 min read
The Wit, Wisdom, Whimsicality and Wonderings of E.B. White
"He was the most charming man I’ve known, and he got that side of himself into his writing."
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Mar 23, 20224 min read
Very Well Right Where You Are
This is a bit odd, I thought...Of course, you can pick my experience to pieces logically if you want to. I'm choosing to take it as a gift.
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Mar 16, 20224 min read
That's How the Light Gets In: The Artist as Struggling Hero
In the artist's journey these inner fears often *are* the Threshold Guardians: I'm not a good enough. This is stupid. Nobody will like it.
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Mar 9, 20222 min read
when the world is mud-luscious
Puddle-wonderful: the unbuttoned delight--and the wistfulness--of early spring, in two poems and some photos.
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Mar 2, 20223 min read
Let the Lynx Come In
The boy is nervous about wild animals that might be stalking around outside. Yet when he hears scratching at the door, he opens it, a bit.
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Feb 23, 20224 min read
Eyes of the Wild
What really caught my attention was a photo of a wolf. Especially the eyes. Intense. Deep. Totally present. Totally alive.
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Feb 16, 20221 min read
Where You're Bravely Working: Grief & Hope
Two poems about loss & hope--one from a grand river, and one from a small creek in the wilderness.
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