Bless the heart, not the land.
Fear is the secret sauce of religion. Were one to look through the history of religion, one would see quickly, the ways in which failed crops, drought, disease, economic collapse,…
Fear (a meditation in honor of my friend Kevin whose courage is amazing)
As a child, I was afraid of God. My mother taught me this horrific thing. She said that we all walk on the razor edge of sin and God's grace. …
Vulnerability
These are frustrating days for many of us. We have short fuses. Life has been disrupted and we are often unable to go where we want to go and do…
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…
fire and tumbleweed
Sunsets here at the farm can be breath-taking. At a glance the image looks like a forest fire or a volcanic explosion. It is just a sunset. It is so…
anger and fear
A spiritual guide sat with me yesterday and explained something which I had never previously understood. Indeed, at 53 very little seems like it could surprise me and yet this…
stepping around small legs
One day, one of the mahout and I went on a longer-than-usual hike together, which completely exhausted the smallest elephant in our camp who had to take six steps for…