“Norma,” my inner critic, visited while I lingered at the beaver meadow. Mary Oliver’s poetry helped me reclaim my enoughness. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)
When ‘heart’ becomes a verb
How journaling the phrase “headed into the woods” turned “heart” into a verb. (And what happened next.) (read more or listen, 6:29 minutes)
Cocoons and liberation
When I found a Northern Casemaker Caddisfly larva, I began to think about my own portable cocoon. (read more or listen, 7:25 minutes)
Geese and indigo: Thoughts on wonder
Walking by the beaver pond with Asha, expecting to see Canada Geese but finding the pond empty of birds, prompted me to consider wonder, both noun and verb. (read more or listen, 5:35 minutes)
While looking for birch seeds
What I found while crunching through the snow searching for birch seeds. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)
Respecting No
How Asha’s instinctive No led me to begin to acknowledge and respect my own body’s No’s — without layers of Supposed to or Should. (read more or listen, 5:34 minutes)
Stepping into the fog
When I start to get lost in uncertainty, I turn to this comforting lesson from a foggy morning walk.
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Considering delight
(listening time: 6:36 minutes) Asha waits patiently while I lace up my sneakers and gather everything for our walk: keys, sunglasses, bug hat, binoculars, hand lens, dog treats and leash. On our way out the door, Asha picks up her Frisbee. I tell her to leave it and promise to throw some sticks for her […]
I miss what was
Sometimes being with sadness is all that’s asked of us. (read more or listen, 4:11 minutes)
Leaning into beauty
These ordinary moments reminded me that despite isolation, worry and fear, beauty arrives in many forms, offering connection, nourishment and comfort. (read more or listen, 4:38 minutes)
