Standing Still
Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The...
View ArticleLet it Flow, Let it Flow, Let it Flow
Recently I accepted an assignment from my mentor. She suggested that for a month I give up striving, driving, initiating, or instigating; all the active, dynamic energies that are my natural first...
View ArticleIn a Snit with my Creativity
I’m in a snit. I was intrigued by an idea I’ve seen floating around the blogosphere that suggests choosing one word to work with for the year. It’s the same principle I wrote about last week – choose...
View ArticleThe Enchanted Forest
Practicing the homework that I had just assigned to the students in my Creativity in Business class, I took an alternate route on my morning hike. I entered the park from a different direction and...
View ArticleSomething’s Workin’ Me
Something’s workin’ me Silent Subtle Deep Elusive or unfolding? Be still and know … Trust… That more will be revealed in its own time and in its own way That I am fully equipped to meet whatever comes...
View ArticleListening In
Listen Not as a stranger Listen Belong to solitudes Green Wisdom Remember me?
View Article3 Practices for Compassionate Self Care
The past year and a half has been a healing journey for me. Last spring I was diagnosed with throat cancer. After the initial shock of the news — which despite my extensive experience of working with...
View ArticleMake More Art
In the darkest days when I was going through the grueling regimen of radiation treatment for throat cancer, I kept hearing a phrase in my mind: “Make more art. Make more art.” Even when I was feeling...
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