This is a time for deep questions. In the last year especially I have been in deep inquiry about how we got to this moment. A lot of us are asking how we can get through this mess and come out thriving. While I wish the answers were written in Read more…
I know I must be in transition when I have another one of my dreams about needing to pack up everything from college and get on a flight. Usually I have only an hour before I need to leave and haven’t begun packing. These packing-up-school dreams usually stress me out Read more…
I write a lot about the art of staying engaged and available for transformation. This is the big question of my life partly because I’m not always good at it. For example, last week I was chopping some collard greens for a soup and enjoying the soundtrack to Hamilton. My Read more…
Last weekend I got to dress up as a heron for my friend’s birthday party (you don’t get to do that every day!) and helped lead a workshop on our role(s) as guardians of life for future generations. I’m feeling very invigorated by all the community and emerging ideas around Read more…
In the past week the topic of hibernation has come up with many of my students and clients. Some are trying to figure out how to work with their need for increased sleep. Some are finding that it’s just too much – too cold, too tiring – to get out. Read more…
Some of the biggest laughs I had this summer were at Donald Giovanni in Cornlandia. This operetta was an election-flavored spin of Mozart’s Don Giovanni created by Mixed Precipitation. My hysterical reaction was in part due to the fact that the US Presidential election is so painful if I don’t Read more…
My heart is still full from singing practice at Hidden Falls Park, with the gorgeous Mississippi River and bald eagles calling out in what felt like a response to our song. It was special because my life also requires that I spend a lot of time at my desk and Read more…
It is hard to wake up in the morning when you know your life doesn’t fit. I frequently hear people share their unhappiness with jobs that suck them dry or relationships that are draining. People often find their way to me looking for a way to address their stress. Mostly Read more…
If you feel like you are slogging through late winter, mucking through your healing or overwhelmed by all you want to learn, this blog is for you. This week I’m sharing a post written by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (also my partner in life) about falling into the bigger dance of Read more…
I just spent a wonderful week visiting my brother and his new twin babies. I’m thrilled to see him glowing as a new parent. The babies are of course cute and perfect in every way. What really blew me away about the visit is that his house is still incredibly Read more…