How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
From Count Dracula to the launching of a rocket to our mother’s theoretical end of patience, we have always used counting to bring our attention to something important. It’s no wonder it is also a key ingredient in countless meditation practices and methods for...
Elaine’s Perspectives: The Purpose and Possibility of the Pause We’re In
We’re in another pause–yet another pause inside the big two-year pause. Our cultural idea is that Jan. 1st is the time to “get moving” and “hit the ground running” after the pattern interruption and pause of the holidays. That’s not what I’ve been feeling or...
Being The Director Again
Good morning, my sisters & brothers! I’m noticing that my tendency to want to control the people and circumstances around me is higher than usual. In the past this would generate in me a lot of anxiety, as I frantically tried to direct the show and all the actors...
Flowing Through Times of Turbulence
I am headed off for our annual rafting trip on the wild and scenic Rogue River. I am so excited that, for the first time, I’ll be able to provide this incredible experience to my nephew (son really) who is finally here with me after a lengthy prison sentence. This...
