>Lessons from a Sumac Leaf

>Lessons from a Sumac Leaf

>”I don’t like change,” said the man in the meeting. “Nobody does.” Around the room, people nodded.I beg to differ. I do like change. Maybe this is a defense against living in an unpredictable body. Maybe it’s a generational thing....
>Trust:: Empty can be complete.

>Trust:: Empty can be complete.

>Deep breathsSoft bellyassistive software is puzzled by poetry.Where is the context?What is that sentence?Trying to make space,trying to move slowlycauses my software to stumble.New challenge:surrender (at least sometimes) to the hidden gifts of...
>Trust: Needing Roots

>Trust: Needing Roots

>The other day, I did a creative experiment: Make marks showing what happens when you try to trust the divine.My consciousness is in green. I start out steadily enough, then I get distracted by the sparkly popping things in the air and head towards them. I am...

>Trust: On Finding Purpose

>The people I most admire live lives of creative and joyful service. From my outside perspective, their backgrounds seem to prepare them, their choices seem to be obvious (though not easy), their strength seems to be unwavering. How do they do it?In the last two...
>Choosing Hope

>Choosing Hope

>I have been exploring other people’s notions of hope. Two quotes have been dancing in my mind the last few days. Christopher Reeve said, ” Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote, ” The road that is built...