Poem for a Sunday Morning

The Peace of Wild Things {Wendell Berry} When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the

#45 – Integrity

“The more coherent one becomes within oneself as a creature, the more one fully enters into the communion of all creatures.” {Wendell Berry} When my daughter was in elementary school one of her classrooms had the following sign over the door: THE DOOR OF INTEGRITY: I am responsible for everything I think, say, do and

#37 – Eat What You Want (It’s your birthday)

Years ago when I was downplaying another birthday as “just another day” and “not a big deal,” a friend suggested otherwise. She said that the day of our birth is inherently important because it is the day we started being us. It matters that we are here and because that wasn’t always so – and

Too Many Trails

I watched a hiking documentary the other day. It’s called, “Figure It Out On the Hayduke Trail.” That led to my watching another hiking documentary, this one called “Mile, Mile and a Half.” It’s about a film-making team’s trek down the John Muir Trail. (Both are available on Amazon Prime if you are so inclined.)

In sweet humility

Watercolor by Davis Berry (you can find her on Instagram at https://instagram.com/sketchy_blueberries?igshid=i4yx1rd7lt3b)

But finding nothing, sullenly withdrew

Watercolor by Davis Berry https://instagram.com/sketchy_blueberries?igshid=i4yx1rd7lt3b

Some good, hard questions

Do I insist on action when more reflection is needed? Do I got lost in reflection when I need to get moving? Do I default to the comfort of my competence when the discomfort of connection is what the moment requires? Do I tend to think my way into a new way of feeling or

To Believe

“Fully alive people discover meaning in their lives.” – John Powell, S.J. Today, I continue to explore John Powell’s “five essential steps into the fullness of life.” Part 4: To Believe If you’ve ever worked for a leader who exuded authentic belief in a cause, you were likely swept up in that belief as well.

Gold Inside

Do you know the story of the Buddhist monks who, in an effort to preserve a revered clay Buddha statue, accidentally broke it open and discovered it was made of gold? Do you know that the clay was meant to discourage an invading army from stealing the statue but that centuries later this information was

Do you still get nervous?

I’ve been performing or presenting in some form or fashion since I was 14 years old. In choirs, as a soloist, a trainer, facilitator, or speaker, I’ve been getting “on stage” for 35 years now. Once I while I’m asked, “Do you still get nervous?” My answer is always “Yes” and that answer is often