Wind in the Pine Trees
As I mentioned last week, one of the gifts I received last month was the opportunity to spend some time in the White Mountains. Most days, I spent at least some time sitting on this small back porch, looking across the road to a stand of ponderosa pine trees, grateful...
Fostering Creativity with a Rock Meditation
See this rock? It’s one of the thousands I walked by during my time in Colorado last month. They call that area the Rocky Mountains for a reason—lots and lots of rocks, as I shared in some of my Instagram images a couple of weeks ago. Today, however, I want to ponder...
Becoming a Divine Evocation of Grace
Spring is appearing in various guises all over the northern hemisphere. Here in southern Arizona, various cacti are blooming spectacularly. It’s difficult for me to choose which route to walk each morning, because I want to check in on various plants that are showing...
A Trio of Recent Poems
I’ve been writing poems again, and this week I thought I would share a few, in keeping with my earlier post on the importance of poetry in our lives. I’m also pleased to report that another friend has just published a book of poetry. I haven’t read it yet—just ordered...
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