Ambivalence – Aug. 4, 2020
“I think Farmer taps into a universal anxiety and also into a fundamental place in some troubled consciences, into what he calls “ambivalence,” the often unacknowledged uneasiness that some of the fortunate feel about their place in the world, the thing he once told me he designed his life to avoid.” –Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond […]
The Root – Aug. 3, 2020
“I can imagine Farmer saying he doesn’t care if no one else is willing to follow their example. He’s still going to make these hikes, he’d insist, because if you say that seven hours is too long to walk for two families of patients, you’re saying that their lives matter less than some others’, and […]
Open Your Depths – July 31, 2020
You see, I want a lot.Maybe I want it all:the darkness of each endless fall,the shimmering light of each ascent.So many are alive who don’t seem to care.Casual, easy, they move in the worldas though untouched.But you take pleasure in the facesof those who know they thirst.You cherish thosewho grip you for survival.You are not […]
How to Recognize Grace – July 30, 2020
It takes you by surpriseIt comes in odd packagesIt sometimes looks like lossOr mistakesIt acts like rainOr like a seedIt’s both reliable and unpredictableIt’s not what you were aiming atOr what you thought you deservedIt supplies what you needNot necessarily what you wantIt grows you upAnd lets you be a childIt reminds you you’re not […]