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October 2017

October 02, 2017

263 Prinsengracht

I had a remarkable day, which I’ll tell you about another time. Tonight I must...

September 2017

September 25, 2017

Inside Everything

Keep trying to hide and in time you become a wall. Keep trying to...

September 18, 2017

Acequia

Only when the fish let go their dream of having arms did they grow their...

September 11, 2017

Navigating Trouble

I almost died. It could have gone either way. And as I was jettisoned back...

September 05, 2017

Advice That’s Hard to Take

When you pace at the edge of life, worried and afraid, mount your will like...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

The Journey Before You

It was a summer day. Bees were sticking their heads in flowers. Birds were bringing...

August 22, 2017

Solar Eclipse

Millions paused all over America to look to the sky. Finally, everyone stopped bickering and...

August 18, 2017

In the Aftermath of Charlottesville: Where to Now?

Like so many, I've been deeply troubled by the events of Charlottesville and Trump's response....

August 14, 2017

Joining the Circus

I just saw a handwritten note from Galileo. He was under house arrest for believing...

August 07, 2017

The Bones of Grace

My wife, Susan, was ill last spring with a serious stomach flu that took us...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Though Loss is Everywhere

Your mother has died and you feel her tenderness everywhere you turn. You reach for...

July 24, 2017

The Antique Dresser

It was in the attic of my heart, one of those darkly stained, cherry dressers...

July 17, 2017

The Great Opening

It was the son of a soldier, a soldier who killed his own people. It...

July 10, 2017

The Imperfect Circle

She was riding a horse sidesaddle through the yellowing leaves. He was watching her with...

July 06, 2017

Beyond Measure

Having burned dreams to keep warm, I think of dreams as kindling now. Having carried...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

The Art of Being Sensitive

Sometimes, when I can let things come and go naturally, it’s possible for me to...

June 19, 2017

Utterance-That-Rises-Briefly-From-The-Source

Peace is an odd word for the bubble of all there is breaking repeatedly on...

June 18, 2017

Feeling the Oar

I was in the air, frustrated that fog had delayed us. Now, I would miss...

June 12, 2017

The Practice of Return

The ocean is smart—the waves recede to gather energy for the next one. —Carole Starkes...

June 05, 2017

Rising Through Our Faults

I was hiking near the tree line when it started to rain and I was...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Before the Twice-Locked Gates

I speak to you from a land where elders have shown their grandchildren how to...

May 22, 2017

The Silent We

Through the hotel wall a woman cries, “I can’t do this anymore!” One soft life...

May 15, 2017

To Glow

Like light in the sun spilling out of the sun, the spirit within beams its...

May 08, 2017

The Career of Awakening

By staying in relationship, we gather meaning. By staying in relationship, our Spirit draws closer...

May 01, 2017

A Thousand Stories On

We play with the dog on the floor and laugh and lean into each other...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

The Siren of Insecurity

I was recently in a social setting where a small group motioned for me to...

April 17, 2017

Things Carried Through the Fire

My grandfather’s Talmud. Your picture of Uncle Billy. The innocence of our dog. The things...

April 10, 2017

The Story Behind the Story

The great sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is a moving example of how an artist was...

April 04, 2017

Taking Turns

Our sweet dog Mira has an eye infection and so each day for a week,...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Finding What Can Last

Dr. Leonard was about to trim down an old tooth for a crown and I...

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