by Nadia Colburn | Jul 21, 2021 | Writing
Why Writing Is Important… Why write? I was on vacation the last few weeks on Deer Isle in Maine and wrote very little; I was really being present with my family and with the beautiful place I was in. Over those weeks, I found myself wondering what it would be...
by Nadia Colburn | Jul 7, 2021 | Mindfulness
Interdependence One of the most beautiful and core teachings of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh is interdependence. At a time of imbalance on so many different levels in our world, what would happen if we all could come into greater understanding of interdependence,...
by Nadia Colburn | Apr 22, 2021 | Poetry
Bullet Points —Jericho Brown I will not shoot myselfIn the head, and I will not shoot myselfIn the back, and I will not hang myselfWith a trashbag, and if I do,I promise you, I will not do itIn a police car while handcuffedOr in the jail cell of a townI only know the...
by Nadia Colburn | Apr 13, 2021 | Poetry
It’s spring! The world is waking up again. Mary Oliver’s “Morning Poem” reminds us of the constant cycle of new beginnings. In midwinter, it can be hard to really believe that the world will be green and full of life again. Even if we know it...
by Nadia Colburn | Mar 3, 2021 | Women's Voices
I’m reading Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers The Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser and loving it—it says so well and clearly many of the things I’ve been teaching: the way women’s voices and stories have been silenced; the way...
