The Hard Work of Nurturing Peace… although the ideas of “love” and “neighbor” seem self-evident, they are also more complex than we often realize … “love thy neighbor” is…Apr 16Apr 16
Sacred Relationship with What Is‘This is how I see my life,’ my friend … says, gesturing at the trees and parts of trees in front of us. Just ahead of our feet, off the…Apr 9Apr 9
Heart Speaks from the Inside OutDon’t apologize for the sorrow, grief, and rage you feel. It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. It is a measure of your open…Mar 19Mar 19
A Freedom StreamThis aloneness is worth more than a thousand lives. This freedom is worth more than all the lands on earth. To be one with the truth for…Mar 12Mar 12
From What Is to What Can BePower at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against…Feb 26Feb 26
Who Will We Be?I’m dancing with dragons and swimming with dolphins in this question of who I will be in this time, this evolutionary blip in the cosmic…Feb 19Feb 19
Weathering Life’s StormsIn short, stuff must be lost for everything to keep rising. This tells me two fundamental truths: one, that in order to evolve and grow, we…Jan 15Jan 15
Winter LongingsNo animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active…Jan 8Jan 8
A Taste of Winter — A Time to ReceiveAnd don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots down there are riotous. RumiDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
Tending to ParadiseIs art resistance? Can you plant a garden to stop a war? It depends how you think about time. It depends what you think a seed does, if…Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 2024