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Look, See, Be
I have been taking time to save my mind and heart this summer. Every morning, really, every morning in June and July (so far) I have started the day with coffee, dog tending and some readings. The Daily Lectionary, Richard Rohr, poems from a few favorite Mary Oliver...
Sunday’s Thought
“The life pouring through us, pumping our heart and breathing through our lungs, did not begin at our birth or conception. Like every particle in every atom and molecule of our bodies, it goes back through time to the first splitting and spinning of the...
Heart’s Desire
Chip has been away, visiting his mother and cycling down south. He's on weather hold now waiting to fly up from Juneau, and if that doesn't workout he'll ride the ferry that arrives from Juneau around 3 tomorrow morning. The regular weekend ferry has been broken...
Sunday’s Thought
"When our intention is to do good for others, and we nurture that intention, we can have faith, that in some way, often unknown to us, it ripples out."- Sharon Salzberg in her book, Faith.
Hmm. Mindful or Mind Too Full?
Blame it on the sunshine, or blame it on Manic March. But I showed up a day early for a funeral this weekend and a day early for a writing workshop today. When I told my dog walking pal she said, "Better early than late." I also almost missed a borough meeting last...
Sunday’s Thought
"Belief isn't always easy. But this much I have learned- if not enough else- to live with my eyes open-- " From Mary Oliver's poem, "In the Storm"
What a Difference a Day Makes.
What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours. I've been singing that all week, as the storms and clearing see-saw back and forth. Yesterday, as my friend and I walked our dogs in the snowy gales we shouted "this is heroic!" and "we are arctic explorers" and when we...