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and it is good, a way of letting life out of the box, uncapping the bottle to let the effervescence gush through the narrow, usually constri...

Derek Mahon, from Selected Poems How should I not be glad to contemplate the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window and a high tide reflec...

 Presidents' Day weekend. House is clean. Tennis lesson done. Travel planned for this summer's half-marathon in the Grand Tetons. A ...

You've probably heard the central rule of improv: Say yes... and. Yes, we are on a desert island... and I am a shark. Yes, we are playin...

 I'm feeling buoyed by the positive changes that I've been able to imagine, set intentions to accomplish, set steps to put in place,...

I don’t know what a noel is, Except that it’s something That angels say, and the first time They said it, was to shepherds Who were out layi...

"It is so American, fire. So like us. Its desolation. And its eventual, brief triumph."

"Fire is the ultra-living element. It is intimate and it is universal. It lives in our heart. It lives in the sky. It rises from the de...

As swimmers dare to lie face to the sky and water bears them, as hawks rest upon air and air sustains them, so would I learn to attain freef...

I did a good job in the past couple years reaching back, reaching out, to key people in my past. I didn't realize how much that also mea...

Breathe. Feel grateful for blessings. Move. Stretch. Feel grounded and stretch to the sky. Meditate on the miracle of a spark of my perspect...

The question today at church. And an offer: Can you lay it down for a minute? 10 minutes? An hour? For days or weeks or months at a time? To...

 Now it's December, and I'm still struggling with dark spirits. Atheist Christmas Carol Me to the season: Don't forget, I love, ...

Today, everything feels like too much. Too many things to do. Too hard. Too much energy needed to overcome the inertia of despondent now.  T...

It's been a whirlwind fall. I've been co-teaching a class at UNM, which is so fun but soaks up all my "free time." Teachin...

So I can’t save the world – can’t save even myself, can’t wrap my arms around every frightened child, can’t foster peace among nations, can...

I am working on a small service for Wednesday evening. This is a 30-minute online Vespers, a time for poetry, song, and reflection. My theme...

I'm keeping an intention to fold in physical activities high in my consciousness. It still hasn't turned into action much, but the r...

We just got back from a week-long UU kids camp. I've been wanting to go for years; we hear a lot during the year about "camp magic...

Umea asked me if I was ever fun. An old friend asked me what I did for fun. A new friend told me how he fills his days with joy now that he ...