Walking Rabia at lakeside allows me the opportunity to meet a lot of people. A conversation with another dog-walker this week, reminded me of something that is often immediately noticeable about … [Read more...]
At the risk of repeating myself…
In poetry and prose, as in preaching, I have insisted that if the sacred is present in our midst, then it has to be as perceptible in the forest of concrete and the smudged ordinary of urban life as … [Read more...]
What happens when we cross the Rubicon?
YouTube Video available if you scroll down Sometimes something happens and suddenly everything seems different. “Rubicon” is the word for it - the point of no return. (I recommend you look up … [Read more...]
What happens when we cross the Rubicon?
Stop
This post appeared first in the series, "Denim Spirit," published weekly by The Finger Lakes Times (NY). It is hard to stop. Hard to stop long enough for all the parts, movements, and voices … [Read more...]
Stop
This post appeared first in the series, "Denim Spirit," published weekly by The Finger Lakes Times (NY). It is hard to stop. Hard to stop long enough for all the parts, movements, and … [Read more...]
Pain & Suffering
This post appeared first in The Finger Lakes Times(NY), under the column heading, "Denim … [Read more...]
Listening to Time
This first appeared as a weekly column in The Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Listening to Time
This first appeared as a weekly column in The Finger Lakes Times: http://www.fltimes.com/opinion/denim-spirit-tuning-in-listening-to-time/article_1405159a-0404-11e7-b6ca-77e1b60d4498.html Can you feel … [Read more...]
Listening to the world all around rather than only what has to do with us
On a recent morning, cup of coffee in hand, sitting on my bench in the meadow behind my house, dog chewing her most recent stick acquisition, I counted the bird songs. I was remembering how … [Read more...]