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“Free. Houseplant. Needs light, love, and a bigger pot.” Today we blessed and released our beloved Ficus that we’ve had for 22 years. Yes, you read that right. We got her when [...]

The brilliant poem below written by an eleventh grader from Brooklyn, NY is as powerful visual as I’ve ever seen on how our thoughts and words can change everything. Here’s the trick: [...]

When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I [...]

“Whatever your passion is, do it! Do it not because of some desired outcome, but because your soul depends on it.”–Stephanie Bennett Vogt I put together a short video that tells my [...]

This is a photo of my wedding shoes. I wore them just once on my wedding day 29 years ago and I’ve kept them neatly in this box ever since. Why? Because these grass-stained relics remind me [...]

Marianne Williamson posted a beautiful prayer on her Facebook page recently in response to an email she received from a woman in the Ukraine, grieving for her people. Wow. What a prayer. It is as [...]

Cowbirds or starlings, I’m not sure what it was that we witnessed last week soaring in the high desert country of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This sunset ritual is not to be believed. [...]

There’s a fun thought exercise circulating around Facebook right now where you’re invited to share a list of things that most people don’t know about you. I enjoyed reading [...]

This post from Anne Lamott says it all. Enjoy! I am giving this day to God. I said to him, “Here–you can have it!” because yesterday, He (or She) was in such a show-offy mood it [...]

We all have those moments when we lose ourselves. You know, those times when… we contract; get consumed by our self-importance; forget the real reasons why we’re on the planet; fail [...]