I’ve often found myself at a loss for words to express my prayers for this time. There is so much going on, how could I begin to think I could honor it all? In the past few weeks my prayer…
The Wilderness of Quarantine
Unlearning Productivity
I have a confession to make. I
am one of those crazy people who thought the pandemic was going to give me time to write. It’s been a month and I now see my folly. In fact, ordinary life seems to be requiring a lot more energy than usual.
Healing for yourself, Healing for the world
Dear one, These have been very busy weeks with radical changes to all of our lives. While many of us have been given the order to “stay home” I have been feeling busier than ever. So many of us are…
Hidden in Plain Sight
Old European Indigenous wisdom went underground and is hidden in plain sight.
Collective Impact
Wow, am I happy to be on the other side of the polar vortex of last week. Not only the weather, but also an untimely bout of food poisoning, led me to cancel or postpone all my classes last week.…
Our Automatic Reactions
It turns out the reason it is so hard to rationalize with my automatic responses is because rationalization and automatic responses happen in two different parts of the brain.
Five Guiding Questions for Building an Ancestor Altar
How might your life be different if you felt profoundly supported? This is a bigger question than what would you do if you won $1 million dollars. It includes spiritual, emotional and social support for every aspect of your health…
Only 20% Hopeless
My father is visiting and one of the great benefits is that he fixes things for me. He has glued the bench, hammered the loose shingle, and applied WD-40 to the sticky lock. I get a little thrill out of…
Why Water: A practical choice became a spiritual journey
One of my biggest weaknesses has been getting overwhelmed by the enormity and depth of our intersecting global crises. This weakness is the flip side of one of my super powers: the ability to see, synthesize, and transmit the big…
Revision in a Tumultuous World
My spouse Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is a champion of revision in the writing process because it changes us. She inspires me to step even more deeply into my authority (author-ity) to enjoy not just the creative process but the art…