Slowing down is hard. My week with my family was wonderful, but my dreams are still pretty busy. I’m grateful that the Minnesota seasons are my teacher. This past month of summer excitement began as seeds in January. My task as we begin to enter into autumn is to gather the stories and teachings of this abundant season.
“Who is the next walker? We need someone right now!” I was on the Cannon River Water Walk last week, and there was a group of water walkers coming towards us carrying the vessel of water we had gathered at…
Everyday I have at least one moment when I am inspired by the aliveness around me, the creativity and love that gives life beauty and hope. Everyday I also see so many of my family and friends struggling, and I…
Last week someone asked me point blank and without context, “What is your relationship to this land?” I had the very uncomfortable feeling that I was being tested. I had just met this person. I was surprised by how intimate…
I prefer creative chaos to senseless chaos. But it can be hard to tell the difference between the two! Our creative perception, the ability to perceive the creative force unfolding so that we can align ourselves with it, makes all…
I really don’t like being told I should panic. I’ve spent the last twenty years learning how to calm my panic about wars and ecological catastrophy. My body isn’t built to sustain chronic panic. Does anyone make their best decisions…
Here’s to the moment when something you practice becomes
something you live effortlessly. Here’s to all of us who are practicing in many different ways the foundations for a future in which all life flourishes. May we all experience the joy of that vision becoming a reality.
It is difficult to pursue wholeness and meaning within our individualistic culture. I have always wanted spirituality to be about helping me become more complete; more of a perfect instrument for the expression of the Divine. The church that raised me succeeded in instilling this longing in me, but not with helping me satisfy it.
How does praying for prosperity fit into closing the gap between rich and poor?
I also am embracing my slow, icy puddle spring walks as training sessions for moving through chaotic times of transition. Here is what I’m learning.