Hot hot hot!
Our last week of the big road adventure was spent in the Tetons and in Yellowstone Park. The geysers and hot springs were definitely highlights — here the Grand Prismatic Spring, which truly was, indeed, grand. But the final day will be one most fondly remembered, for at last , we saw a bear. And what...
Transformation
Transformation is a magical word for me — full of aliveness, mystery, potential, and promise. As a kid I loved finding a cocoon or chrysalis…the concrete indication of a miraculous transformation taking place. We would sometimes take the chrysalis home, guard it carefully and celebrate the memorable moment when the butterfly emerged months later. Not...
New Beginnings
How can we maximize the memorable moments in our lives? How can we live fully, with grace and grit and gratitude? For two years I have had a blog to share these and other themes related to my book Becoming: Journeying Toward Authenticity. And now it’s time for a change: a new look, expanded format and...
Waves
My choir is singing the The Sea Symphony this weekend, Vaughn Williams has set Walt Whitman’s poem to music, and what music it is! Want to be inspired? Listen to this clip highlighting the Scherzo movement, The Waves, and enjoy the images. what an adventure! Whether or not I manage to nail all the tough...
Use It or Lose It!
Today is the longest day of this year — Summer Solstice. Within a week I will be heading to a Fire Island beach for a family reunion, staying in the same community where I spent many summers as a child — my parents actually met each other there. As I think about the walks, jogs...
