Well before dawn this morning, a little bird struck up a song outside an open window above our bed. She sang her heart out. Her chorus was complex: chirps and warbles and runs. A veritable symphony of joy, filled with contagious energy and beauty. She sang her heart out. The darkness did not stop her. […]

I've been feeling all the dark feels lately, so I decided to post a lovely little essay today about one day in a life; in your life, and in mine. See what you think. The Life of a Day Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks which can […]

I do not have to convince any of you that the world feels clamped down and serious right now. We are watching norms being overturned as if they do not matter, people arrested off the streets without warning or due process, retributive policies enacted with a grin and a giggle. Things feel dark and ominous. […]

I have been immersing myself in Irish poet Padraig O'Tuama's gentle prayer book, "Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice and Love" each morning. It is gorgeous, spare and thought-provoking in the best ways. Here is the opening prayer I read each morning: Turning to the day and to each other we open ourselves to the […]

A dear, new friend gave me a book at the start of the holiday season. She knows my love language! And in the book, before I even read a word of the content, I read: "It is easier to try to be better than you are than to be who you are." (Marion Woodman) Read […]

I sense a shift from many of us in what we are watching, listening to, and reading in an effort to protect our nervous systems from the constant barrage of jarring news, ugly sound bytes and voices of hate. That same shift is happening here. I have to altered my podcast listening away from anything […]