Two lodges tucked into the outer edge of this riverbend bring me significant belonging, healing, and flow. In fact, they brought my parents to Alaska, and I followed, though I was still married back then. On summer solstice in 2007, sheer exhaustion sweating from the backs of my eyes, with…
Navigating intensity, calm is gift within myself, and for others. Tonight, more words feel disruptive, and my spirit desires dynamic calm presence. So while Pandora plays, I visually wander through an afternoon of images from Kalani’s garden on the east side of Molokai Island. I am inspired to return to…
It’s late. Driving home from work my cell phone rang, and I spontaneously said yes to an unexpected dinner invite with friends dear and visiting. I did hesitate knowing what I had planned to accomplish at home, but made a choice to turn around and head to their place. I’m…
Last week I spoke at a church in town. They asked me to talk about grief and loss, for ten to fifteen minutes—make it personal. An icy, snowy night, by 7:00 p.m. it had been dark three hours. My stamina was in the single digits, and I was cold. A…