When I was a teenager one of the elders at my church explained that with the holiday season most of us add at least 50 things to our to-do list that are above what we normally do. No wonder we…
Does the year feel like a blur?
More Alive
I love the tradition of reviewing the year. What a wild year this has been! Sometimes its mind boggling to just review the day’s news and catastrophes of a month ago are so quickly subsumed by the next urgent thing.…
Holy Darkness
Holy darkness batman! There are parts of winter I really do like. Yet every year I find myself trying to figure out how to relate to the dark. Darkness is the absence of light but it is not the absence…
Feasting on Love
We are heading into the feasting time of year. I love the decorations, the music, and the good food. Truthfully, very few holiday gatherings are not also complicated. It’s easy to get tangled in family dynamics, food issues, or just…
For When Your Heart is Heavy With the News – a Winter Solstice Reflection
Hello dear compassionate hearts, How is your beautiful, creative spirit bearing the news these days? Many of my big hearted friends seem to be having an especially hard time with the violence happening in our city and around the world.…
Old & New Ways to Bless the Coming Year
Here comes the holiday season! With all the extra cooking, shopping, parties, and darkness I often find myself worn thin. The time around Winter Solstice is in fact a “thin time” in that the material and spiritual worlds are very…
An Open-Hearted Winter Solstice Wish
Winter solstice is approaching with the promise that the dark and cold of winter will end. The turning of the seasons is our creative teacher. For me, winter always feels like a test of my resilience. Beyond winter, these are…