Do you ever feel like what you have accomplished is not enough? Do you ever get tired of striving, being, doing “that next thing?” I do. I woke up this morning feeling rather blah. I feel tired, even after a full night’s sleep. And yet, it seems there is so much to [...]
People will sometimes ask me, as an artist, what it is that I do. To explain, I tell them that I am a translator of creativity. I take an experience and from this, I create it in an outer form. This is the continual quest of an artist. This translation may come in the [...]
Poetry combined with music creates a deeper expression of beauty. The metaphor of a river reflects our lives which run deep and strong. I am a river, deep and full I have meandered between rock and soil Carving out my path. I am a river, ancient and dusky Learning from the rivers that [...]
Growing into bold is a timeless calling which requires choices, courage and action. Today we are all invited to enter into this place. This is not a time to wait for everything to be perfect, nor for you to have all the skills you think you need. This is not the moment where you [...]
Don't forget. This is a call for kindness. Your kindness. Fires now burn out of control. Climate change and racial injustice cry out for change. Unemployment soars. There is great political unrest. The rising sun is reflected on the road. And then there is the pandemic. You can make choices, even in the [...]
Our lives are changing as the world around us changes. My inner life is often reflected in changes in my surroundings. This metaphoric reflection is what I have always known... Yesterday in class I read a piece about fear. It was honest. I talked about overcoming trauma and read about releasing past [...]
There is a song that is being sung. I call it The Long Song, A Song of Awakening. It calls to us. Those who listen will hear and respond. When so much of what we once knew is now different, we may listen in different ways. Our hearts may be opening into [...]
There are times when we need to express the inexpressible. Like right now. Our world is in great crisis. I woke this morning to hear the words of my deceased father. (Yes, I am one of those) I asked how I can offer hope to others. In response, I am sharing a chapter from [...]
