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Bumble Bee Motel, Red Cedar Preserve, 2024NO VACANCY My husband thinks I’m nuts. This isn't really news, per se, but he has new reasons for questioning my sanity. I mark this as a sign of growth and ongoing success on my part. The latest cause for his subtle head-shakes is my regular choice of willingly... Continue Reading →
“There is an implicit wholeness in the human heart; it is a huge treasure house that we draw on every day. Ultimately it is what anchors and guides us. A simple metaphor for this is a physical wound. When you have a wound in your hand it always heals from the edges; the center is... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking a lot about conflict recently. This is, we all know, a pretty timely topic on, well, every scale. I kinda doubt I'm the only one staring down this steely barrel. We all have our own unique ways of dealing with, or responding, to the inevitable head-butts of life. I am even given... Continue Reading →
"Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.Breathing out, I smile.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus Such simple instructions, so hard to follow. The bar, I would like to remind you, need not be so high. In meditation, certainly, but it's never just about meditation... Click here for just a few things... Continue Reading →
“I had to remember about open, blind, knowing, unreserved, unambiguous, unconditional love–naked love–before any of it could make sense again. I had to find it in the many places it hid, drag it out in the open and wrap it all around me, wear it around the house, feel its imprint on my skin, weave... Continue Reading →
Jeff Rennicke, The Conserve Kid’s English teacher back when COVID closed down the school and the world, is in Alaska, as he is wont to be. He wrote this on Wednesday: "It is fitting, I suppose: a thick fog blanketing the Alaskan mountainsides where I have come seeking solace after such a difficult and divisive... Continue Reading →
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