Enough for the Winter
Anyone else feeling hibernation coming on? As usual, I turn to my favorite book in December, Gayle Boss’ All Creation Waits. It’s a portrayal of 25 different animals in winter and [...]
Anyone else feeling hibernation coming on? As usual, I turn to my favorite book in December, Gayle Boss’ All Creation Waits. It’s a portrayal of 25 different animals in winter and [...]
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my [...]
I went to another memorial today at The Lighthouse Mission. It used to be once a quarter, then every other month, and now it’s every month, many of the deaths [...]
I listened to this amazing podcast this week and wept at some of the stories Jack Kornfield told. One was about the poet, naturalist, and activist Gary Snyder who has been working [...]
“Resilience is best understood as a characteristic of communities rather than individuals. Resilience isn’t personal grit; it’s the capacity of a neighborhood or community to respond, mitigate, and adapt to [...]
The climate crisis has weighed heavy on me the last few years. I spent years avoiding the headlines, not wanting to face it. Then having teenagers changed all that—it feels [...]
Have you noticed how many people are putting out statements lately? This happened with Ukraine, Black Lives Matter, the Dobbs decision, and countless other milestones and conflicts in the last [...]
My enthusiasm for fall reading is high right now. Flames in the fireplace, early sunsets, endless hours and energy to make my way through a growing stack of books. Does [...]
A few years ago, as I was encountering some bumps in raising my teenage son, I sighed to my therapist, “I guess it’s just time for me to let go.” [...]
I recently facilitated a team that contained one of my previous vocational coaching clients. When I first met them several years ago, they were miserable in their organization and came [...]