Returning to a “Strange & Beautiful” Entanglement
Sometimes when needed most, we come across an essay that speaks the words of our heart and reminds us of …
Tag Archives: Nature
Green Fuse and Pink Blossoms: A Backyard Wonderland
Spring has sprung in early abundance this year. The green fuse that Dylan Thomas wrote about in “The force that through …
A Mist-Washed World of Endless Emerging Forms
Lately I’ve been waking to a mist-washed world, hills and trees dissolving into each other. I’ve long been drawn to …
Feeling the Flow, from Mountain-Top to Marketplace
Have you ever felt being in the flow of things? That optimum experience that many athletes and artists feel when …
Summery & Sensual Poetry & Paintings
Deep summer for me always evokes lush gardens, lovers strolling, lazy afternoons in the sun and shade, children laughing and …
A Song from a Dream and Rousseau’s Painting
My dreams have always been enticingly rich and evocative. Often it’s as if I’m watching an elaborate film in gorgeous …
Writing, A Leap of Faith
Writing—or any creative endeavor—to some extent is a leap of faith and a huge personal risk: Faith that what you …
Re-Awakened to a World of Wonder
The whole purpose of life, as I see it, this extraordinary experience in being, is to be awake to the …
Is the Universe a Gift or a Prayer Answered?
I’m sharing some poetry by Paul Wittenberger that struck me with their beauty and depth and the questions they raise …
Tending Beauty in an Uncertain World
Like many of you, I struggle to balance myself in this uncertain world where the rule of law and so …
