The pause of paws:
A meditation on Red Flags, hoofs, and paws Sometimes when we walk, we must now pause, since Kai-the-dog is 98 in human years. So we stop. We pause to rest…
Se-duct-ion
Our eyes are drawn to light at night. For some, it is the blue light of the television. For others, it is the grey light of net-surfing and for others…
The Serpent’s Tail
Toward the end of the 16th century, a word was coined from the root word “wer” meaning to twist or bend from which the word “wreath” came. It was a…
Living life in the present moment
the ferry to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island You are going to die. In Bhutan they say that contemplating death five times a day brings happiness. When I was…
mistakes
Sometimes things just do not turn out the way we had planned, or even dared to hope. The often-quoted phrase “Compare and despair.” is a valuable reminder to me that…
Warmth
Kai-the-dog and I have turned off our TV and stored it. The evening news is too hard to hear and I can get what I need from NPR on the…
Finding
These days, as I age and slow down a bit, I am finding myself less and less inclined to rush past precious things in search of many or impressive or…
Beauty’s becoming – a meditation on gain and loss
Our culture confuses beauty and glamor. They are different. Glamor sells, whereas beauty inspires. Britney Spears may sell but Vanessa Redgrave inspires. Glamor is flawless whereas beauty can be centered…
The shell and the red balloon
When I moved to an island in the Salish Sea, a friend gave me some shells he had found on a beach one day. We agreed that I would spend…
Tenacity and Gratitude
Way up above my study is a meditation loft. There are pillows and an electric tea kettle. A hexagonal window looks out to the ocean off the cliff on which…