In Defense of Joy
We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must havethe stubbornness to accept our …
Tag Archives: inspiration
Struggling to Blog
I’ve been struggling to find something to blog about this week. Actually I spent half a day yesterday working on …
The Art of Mothering on Mothers Day
Margarita Sikorskaia 1968, St. Petersburg, Russia My understanding of what “mothering” is, or could be, was hugely influenced by this …
the rapture is already right in front of you
I’m still trying to understand why this poem moves me so much, and thought maybe you can help. And What …
Hilma af Klint: A Spiritual Perspective
The abstract artwork of Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) predated that of Kandinsky, Klee, and Mondrian, and so some say that …
Franz Wright: Like Touching a Bird’s Exposed Heart
Reading this poem on Vale of Soul-Making struck me to the core, it is so exquisite. That mingling of the …
Neruda: Drunk With the Great Starry Void
One of my favorite poets, again, swept me off my feet, expressing the inexpressible with perfect eloquence. Poetry And it …
Sacred Music from Around the World
Long ago my daughter gifted me with a CD of sacred music from around the world. It became a favorite …
“More to Me Than Time Allows to Be”
I wrote this years ago, a kind of declaration for a state of being with which I passionately identified, although …
Grieving for America, and Getting Past It
I found this quote by Mary Oliver in a recent blog post and it struck a chord. Ah, world, what …
