Life is Yes And
Life is not this or that, yes or no, here or there. Life is yes and. It is the culmination of all you have been and all that is yet to come. New experiences do not cancel out those that…
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I Was the Worst Voice Student.
I studied music in college. One day it was my turn to sing in front of a class of eight. Mrs. D stopped me and said, “You’re the worst student I’ve ever had.” Then she went on to explain not…
Bridges are So Profound
Bridge walking. That’s what has been on my mind this week. Bridge walking – taking me from where I am to where I’m going. Bridge walking – spanning two seasons of time. I sense that I am entering a new…
Welcome the Heat
So the sun is in your eyes, you say. It blinds you. You cannot see. It causes you to tear up and makes you to back away, to turn away. But no, my precious one. Do not turn away. Just…
Close Your Eyes and Rest
Close your eyes. Rest, my beloved. Know that you will see what you need to see. You will not miss out on anything. You have feared loss. You have been afraid that if you did not keep watch, you would…
Packing Light, Living Free
Learning to live with less is one theme often cited as a lesson learned by walkers of the Camino de Santiago. I agree. It is pretty amazing, and freeing, to live 30+ days with only what fits into a pack…
What is Truth?
I am truth. To know me is to know truth, and I would have you to know me completely, intimately, with nothing of separation between us. The emotions that would make you want to know or not know are just…
Find Hope
Find hope in the little things. Find hope in the smallest pleasures and in the tiniest of challenges. Find hope and hide it in your heart. Take it with you and let it speak quietly as you wind your way…
Open Wide and Take Flight
Chase the butterfly. Follow it into the fields, beyond the high standing blades of grass. Chase it through the meadow. Watch as it lights gently on a graceful pedal, fresh and vibrant with color. Watch as it flits about and…
Resurrected Hope
Draw the rain to you, my beloved, in resurrected hope. Lift your hands to the sky. Call out to the clouds to release their waters to pour upon you all their bounty. Let them shower you, cleansing you of yesterday.…