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A Little News for Subscribers
I have decided to show up on Substack, but you don't have to if that's not your thing. I am simply sharing the same posts that are on the blog that you will continue read here or get in your email. I also will never share your email address or the subscriber list...
Sunday’s Thought
May I live this day Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love. -From John O'Donahue's blessings Zen poets talk about the moments when the writing reveals something spiritual, a voice from another room, or...
Space Between Us
I stole the title of this post from the book I'm reading in small bits these days. Mornings and evenings. After lunch for a minute. Now, while Dad naps, again. To Bless the Space Between Us, A Book of Blessings is by the late John O'Donahue. Actually, let's just call...
The Calm Before the Storm
This is now. And this is what is coming, in NOAA weather speak: "Winter weather advisory from 3 pm this afternoon to 6 am AKST Weds Mar 10." Reading down the lines, the storm is hardly worth a warning. 3-5 inches of snow is all, mainly between Mud Bay and Klukwan....
Let the Sunshine In
This morning I was standing in the kitchen when something made me turn just as the sun lit the mandarins on the table. The quality of light, the brightness of the color orange and the sleeping old dog felt so warm and right, and hopeful, you know? If I were a poet...
Sunday’s Thought
“The way we are living, timorous or bold, will have been our life.” ― Seamus Heaney
Lent Again
We are running toward the light this Lent, and instead of giving up stuff we are holding on to what we have. For Sarah's 36 birthday she ran a marathon (26.2 miles) in Haines. She planned someplace exotic, but we know how that goes. Still, two fun friends and her...