“Birches” by Robert Frost is one of my favorite poems, and a perfect poem for this moment… “Birches” is a beautiful midwinter poem, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot, especially this pandemic winter, when I’ve been longing...
HAPPY 2021! I want to share “Swan” by Mary Oliver for the new year. This powerful poem by Mary Oliver is about being present and about change. That might sound like a paradox: how can we both be present and invite change? For a long time, I struggled with...
I want to share a poem that feels appropriate for this moment: Lucille Clifton’s wonderful “the light that came to lucille clifton.” I love this poem at any time, but now it seems especially pertinent. What happens when, as the poem says, our...
For my birthday( December 5th…I turn 48!) and for the winter solstice, I’ve created a new multi-part meditation e-course and meditation challenge practice starting December 15th. The course is completely free and I’m not selling anything at the end...
Today I want to share with you the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. To be honest, for much of my life, I really struggled with both the idea and emotion of gratitude. It wasn’t that I couldn’t appreciate things, but gratitude, especially when it felt...
