The Journey – Feb. 15, 2023
Above the mountainsthe geese turn intothe light again Painting theirblack silhouetteson an open sky. Sometimes everythinghas to beinscribed acrossthe heavens so you can findthe one linealready writteninside you. Sometimes it takesa great skyto find that first, brightand indescribablewedge of freedomin your own heart. Sometimes withthe bones of the blacksticks left when the firehas gone out […]
The Journey – Jan. 2, 2023
“Sometimes withthe bones of the blacksticks left when the firehas gone out someone has writtensomething newin the ashesof your life You are not leaving…you are arriving“ –David Whyte, excerpt from “The Journey”, The House of Belonging, p. 38 Full poem: https://wordsfortheyear.com/2015/08/13/the-journey-by-david-whyte/
Could I Let Go of That? – Sept. 1, 2022
That our receivingmay be like breathing:taking in,letting go. That our holdingmay be like loving:taking care,setting free. That our givingmay be like leaving:singing thanks,moving on. –Jan Richardson, In Wisdom’s Path, p. 34
Getting the News – Mar. 21, 2022
… When the news comesmay the hummingin your headgive way to song,even if it will belong and longbefore you canhear it, before you cancomprehend the lovethat latched onto youin the rending—the love that bound itself to youeven as it began its leavingand has neverlet you go. –Jan Richardson, from “Blessing for Getting the News”, The […]
