Messages from above When birds circle tightly in the sky and lower than usual They are providing a message to all who will notice Wisdom from above Their circling is nature’s way of bringing news of a change a mighty change in weather In physical terms, it’s their inner ear sensing a […]
The new normal and the value of patience The new normal The old normal What is normal, anyway? Different styles A unifying approach To the pandemic guideline To wear a face covering When out in public For essential life preserving tasks Such as grocery shopping On the sidewalk Along the length of […]
Forced Oneness COVID-19 doesn’t care where you’re from It doesn’t check for your passport Or your citizenship Or your next of kin It doesn’t ask whether you have the new state-issued “Real ID” With the special star symbol on it COVID-19 doesn’t care how great you were Or claim to be Or whether […]
Diving into the uncertainty Diving into the uncertainty certainly is uncertain. Would we really desire for it to be any other way, really? How boring if everything we set out to achieve or receive Came to us with 100 percent Certainty and in the exact timing we think we wish for it to […]
What it means to be home “Home is where the heart is.” “Everywhere you go, there you are.” Now, before you start thinking I’m about to list out several more adages you may likely find embroidered on a pillow, let me say that these two sayings often resonate because they’re true. The past few months […]
All that is holy With this season of holy nights and holy lights illuminating the darkness and lighting our path, we await each new dawn. We emerge into the day’s light, having risen from our moments of respite and retreat. I write this symbolically and yet from the physical realm, too. The deeper the well, […]
Thankful for the bounty and all the riches Stemming from the Latin bonitas, meaning “good,” bounty refers to all the goodness that one harvests. This week is an ideal time to consider the bountiful riches in our lives. Take a moment to reflect on the abundance all around. There’s richness in all the planet provides, […]
Inner, outer, and back again In this new moon’s edition of Soul Notes, as we approach the thinning of the veils and autumn turns more and more toward winter, it’s a good time to go into our inner world, reflect upon the year so far, and survey what is ready to bring in from our […]
Where are we headed? As much as I appreciate the benefits that advances in technology have brought us, I ponder whether those advances will ever fully and in any way meaningfully replace the human element. Would we even desire to have such a world, ultimately? In this new moon’s edition of Soul Notes, I offer […]
In this new moon’s edition of Soul Notes, we take a look at public discourse and what it means to be a good citizen. Why so lofty? With our President scoffing at current climate crises, and declining to attend a climate discussion meeting at this year’s recent G7 summit (this within two years of having […]
