When the going gets tough may I resist my first impulse to wade in, fix, explain, resolve, and restore. May…
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the gift of presence
Last week I drove through lashing winds and wild rains to a small town in Connecticut, to give a talk…
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Paradise in Plain Sight (and a give-away)
Come see the garden,” my new online friend said to me, years ago. We had never met, barely knew each…
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present moment — and a mother’s day give-away
I’m still waiting for the last snow bank to melt outside the back door. My guess is it’ll linger, grainy…
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Tender
As I type these words, the world beyond my window is blanketed by snow. There is silence in the house,…
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How to savor (another) freezing February morning
“If your daily life seems of no account, don’t blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to…
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