How do you keep yourself company?
“One of the great challenges of life is to learn to be alone peaceably, at home in oneself.” This was from meditation teacher Stephen Batchelor’s OnBeing podcast. I listened to it as I returned [...]
“One of the great challenges of life is to learn to be alone peaceably, at home in oneself.” This was from meditation teacher Stephen Batchelor’s OnBeing podcast. I listened to it as I returned [...]
In a meadow beside the Clackamas River, I stepped into a huge circle of red rose petals. I wasn’t alone. Entering the circle with me were 70 others, including the parents of Hunter, the [...]
If you wake up in mental overload—and it happens to be the same day your sister is leaving after a long visit—the problems in your mind might not be the problem. I know because this happened to [...]
I was trying to record my video series, The 7 Pathways to Rest…but construction across the street interfered. The noise and my irritation was a perfect segue to my newsletter… so [...]
Relief. I can breathe. I can’t believe how good I feel. I cried through the whole swearing-in. If you’ve been chronically on edge for the past 4 years, these post-inaugural comments might [...]
Did you have a lullaby to fall asleep? My kids did, we sang them “Tender Shepherd” or “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” It might serve you to have one as a grown-up, too. Especially if you’re like my [...]
It hurts us all. In the past few weeks, more and more white people in the US are starting to recognize the 400 year-old truth of institutionalized anti-blackness. The 600 year-old truth of native [...]
Two friends I haven’t seen since the pandemic biked over to share some tomato starts. It was great to see them… and so frustrating not being able to hug hello. Social distancing is [...]
Hello, friends, Like you (I hope!), I’m managing one day at a time. I’m careful when I check the news, and I pull myself out of fear-potholes before they become spirals to the center [...]
A friend, a recent college graduate in geology, thought I was being ridiculous…. But I don’t like to take things from nature (stones, leaves, seashells) into my house. On the one hand, I love [...]