Sharing Hopeful Storytelling
The world around us is filled with change and chaos, division and death. Nearly a year into the current US administration, too many of the governmental programs and organizations we relied on have been disrupted, dismantled, or disbanded, while others are acting...
Celebrating the Publication of Greening, a New Book of Poetry
I’m a bit late to the party, but I want to celebrate that one of my clients has recently published his first book of poetry. Greening: Poems in the Unfolding of Our Lives invites us “to travel through the unfolding seasons of our lives: pruning, wintertime; fallow...
Noticing Bubbles Rise
I took myself back to Breckenridge, Colorado last month. I went during the “off season” (between leaf-peeping and ski seasons) to see what it would be like—and it was wonderful. Most afternoons were warm enough to hike with just a fleece layer, and there was just one...
Contemplating Visio Divina with My Photography
I took a look at the digital file where I store my photography and learned that I took over 750 photos during the two weeks I recently spent in Colorado. That’s actually a lower photos-per-day rate than for many trips I’ve taken over the years. However, it’s still a...
Celebrating a Puzzling Mindset
I’ve been hanging out with my mom the past couple weeks. I spent a few days at her place in Albuquerque, then we went up to Breckenridge, Colorado for two weeks. During that time, I’ve worked on a number of puzzles, both crossword and jigsaw. Puzzling is one of the...
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