I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.
“When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken- to everything in the universe.” – John Muir I bought a new flashlight for my dinner date last night, since even though it...
From Ross Gay: ” Sharon Salzberg said something like ‘ despair is sureness.’ When you feel despair, you know what’s gonna happen. My intention is to feel curiosity. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel despair…but my...
“Remember what you love. Remember what loves you. Remember in this tide of hate what love is.”- Rebecca Solnit I have just returned from a trip to New York City with my daughter and granddaughter. They had never been before. The biggest surprise? How safe they felt,...
If I were young again, I’d pay attention to that little-known dimension, a taste of endless time. It’s just like water- it runs right though your fingers.– Chris Smithers from his song, “Leave the Light On” The power has been out a lot...
Well, it’s snowing today in Haines, the first of the season, with a winter weather advisory and everything. We are in Tenakee Springs. Down in the tropics on Chichagof Island (for a few more days) where it is raining, again. But yesterday was a beautiful day...
It is easier, I think, to have faith in something greater than ourselves, and to trust that this too shall pass when you live in a place that demands awe and wonder pretty much all the time – ( well, when the clouds lift anyway…) Still, this campaign...
