BUTTERFLY EFFECTS
Recently, I read a short piece about a woman who performed a wing transplant on a living monarch butterfly in…
SOME SLACK
I’ve been noticing (again) how deeply uncomfortable I am with empty space. This week, I’ve been vexed by empty space…
ALTERNATIVE
A number of weeks ago, I responded to a call from someone who was interested in Bosque Center for Spiritual…
COMPROMISING POSITIONS
Recently, I learned the Spanish word for “engaged” — comprometido. One of the things I like about studying another language…
MOTHER NATURE
This week, I spent a lot of time scouring collections of poetry and pouring through my usual go-to books for…
SAFE PASSAGE
I’ve done lots of forgiveness work over the years, in classes and workshops and therapeutic settings. Guided meditations, visualized conversations…
JUST IN TIME
Travis coined the term “ANGSTICIPATION” last week. It’s a good new word. I put it on my cork board. And…
THE NEXT NOTE
“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.” Miles Davis I spend…
RECREATIONAL
As many times as I’ve heard and sung Morning Has Broken, by Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, I’ve always been a little…