4 Powerful Questions and a favorite Mary Oliver poem

Winter is surely here. It was just 19 degrees when I woke up this morning. Now I’m sitting by the fire in our very quiet house. Just me and my cat Bhakti, who is stretched out in a sunbeam, while Carl and Mesa are out adventuring at my parents’ ranch. A rare time of quiet…

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“Save It For a Shark Attack”

“Save it for a shark attack” is a phrase that that Erin and I have been offering each other lately as a humorous reminder. This summer when we went to visit my mom who lives on Cape Cod, there was a good amount of Great White Shark presence in everyone’s consciousness.  Our shark-obsessed 2 year…

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When I Met My Muse

What a delight to be surprised by snow on the green leaves this morning. A couple weeks ago when we attended Michael Meade’s workshop on “Discovering Your Genius” he reminded me of a favorite poem of mine from William Stafford that feels perfect for a snowy October morning… When I Met My Muse I glanced…

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The quickest way to make God laugh is to tell him your plans.

My best friend during junior high and high school spent her early years in Texas, and I think that’s why she was a fount of creative snappy sayings I’d never heard before. One I never forgot (and in fact remember often) is this: The quickest way to make God laugh is to tell him your…

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