Blossoming Conversations and The Great Turning Today I had lunch with a good friend, and we both bloomed as we shared the many positive dimensions of
Happy May Day! May Day and the Celebration of Life The First of May is celebrated widely and diversely. The Writers Almanac surveys the many different ways May 1st
The Wonder of Our Pale Blue Dot For the Beauty of the Earth — this lovely hymn came to mind as I woke this morning, Earth
Easter’s just around the corner, Spring is bursting forth. It’s the time of new beginnings, rebirth, awakening, unfolding, opening… Today the sky is blue, the
It seems like The Heart has been up for me for some time now — a year or more. I want to honor this and
It’s funny, I find my heart beating a bit harder than usual now as I start this post. Kind of like I was coming out
Today, March 8, is widely recognized as International Women’s Day. It’s telling that we mark such a day. (Can you imagine International Men’s Day?)
Just got back from a delicious couple of weeks with my kids and grandkids in Austria. I’m feeling deep gratitude for our good connections, the
As I write this, the Gaelic festival of Imbolc has literally just begun. It is also just after Groundhog Day and the Christian festival of Candlemas.
“Let us be grateful and joyous even though we know the facts” is a prayer that a friend of mine heard when he was volunteering
We’re a week into 2014. I like the sound of it: Twenty Fourteen. Kind of even, balanced. Still young, promising, but no longer a baby
Many of us will be fortunate to have much to savor in the coming days: nourishing (or at least delectable!) food; time with family and
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