The Guest House

The Guest House

“This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesAs an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its … Continue reading

By The Water

By The Water

All things gather where life is a songThe river running byThe sunset and the dawn From the beyond and the deferred arrivalsthe spirit swellingLost in me, and in you time to be,time to see. Under gracehow lack that Iwhat testify … Continue reading

Where the Rivers Meet.

Where the Rivers Meet.

The difference between a some-day home and a daily wonder home are the steps taken from your heart into your mind. The tenor of the waterfall, the tones of the wooded path, etched in the cells of your heart, mind … Continue reading

Winding Down

Winding Down

Gifts from one heart to another, citrus-scented candles lit, lights on string aglow, meals prepped and ready to enjoy, fire on hold for the night…most things on hold for now and waiting, for a special someone. I’m deeply grateful you … Continue reading

So Luminous

So Luminous

Drifting, memories across all timelines.Washing over me, birdsongs drowning out the breeze.tuning to the day that will come. Living pulsing golden light, the scarlet from beneathWashed in the blood of the lamb, who would have thought?Ascending into the holy of … Continue reading

Reconnecting.

Reconnecting.

Gathering around a ring of fire in gratitude does the trick. People who express gratitude create pools of generosity in the world around them. –Martha Beck

Make It Something Beautiful

Well, here we are in our idiosyncrasies and in our rareness…an am dedicated to sketching and painting our gratitude and a little stretching outdoors under the sun. Gratitude in every moment and every way…feeling full.

All Lined Up

All Lined Up

Got my ducks all lined up, the ones on the edge seemed to be dissenting. Blessed are the ones skirting the edge and thank God Almighty for those jumping the shark.

So Much Goodness

So Much Goodness

And so much better to be done. You radiant one, there’s nothing dim about you, a flame in this world setting off flickers everywhere you stroll, huddled around this swelling bonfire where all hearts are still and entwined and in … Continue reading

An Invite

An Invite

Natural Darkness is an invitation to wonder…thought that cannot be experienced in brightness. – Jane Slade Ever so grateful for this invite, every night, who isn’t thrilled to hear you’re invited? Let’s not jumped ahead to quickly though, savor the … Continue reading