I'm near the end of my first semester at Naropa University, the first time I've been at school in about ten years. It's been both exhausting and ...
At the Edge of Silence
"At the edge of silence, you suddenly realized that you had been given the complete and utter gift of your own transparency, the revelation of your ...
That’s How the Light Gets In
For so many reasons, these words have been playing in my head recently. And sometimes, the best you can do is "ring the bells that still can ...
Poetry: Mary Oliver
Thanks to Rebelle Society I just came across a marvelous poem by Mary Oliver called "Wild Geese." It reminded me that I have again been placing too ...
Halves
"Do not love half lovers Do not entertain half friends Do not indulge in works of the half talented Do not live half a life and do not die a half ...
True
THE TRUE LOVE There is a faith in loving fiercely the one who is rightfully yours, especially if you have waited years and especially if part of you ...
Voices of the Caged (links)
One of my favorite poems ever (there are many, you can't expect me to pick just one) is Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird." If you haven't read it, where ...
Soul Tides
Amazing poetry from Erin Hanson. Don't be anything less than the very deepest truth you can be. ...
Gleam
Now for a little more classical literature.... I was thinking about photography and writing the other day, how it's a process in both cases, a ...
Start
Start Close In, by David Whyte Start close in, don't take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don't want ...