“How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart
And give to this world
All its
Beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light
Against its Being.
Otherwise,
We all remain
Too
Frightened”
― Hafiz
Today, as I anticipate our upcoming annual Flower Communion … read more.
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form in 1957, Pnin brought Nabokov both his first National Book Award nomination and hitherto unprecedented popularity.
“Fun and satire are just the beginning of the rewards … read more.
“When someone deeply listens to you
your bare feet are on the earth
and a beloved land that seemed distant
is now at home within you.”
-excerpt from the poem
“When Someone Deeply Listens to You” by John Fox
I shared this poem … read more.
This past week, I took a little bit of time off from my job at UUFM for a professional development opportunity through my other job at CADA attending the 2026 MNCASA (Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault) Symposium on Real-World Healing that took place … read more.
“Our raft-making won’t stop the fires from flaring up, but it may teach us how to sit with the heat without burning away.” – Bayo Akomolafe
Rather than sharing a reflection of my own this week, I decided to uplift this brief but gorgeous one:
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I recently received the prompt to write a short love letter from Earth, and this is what I came up with. Happy Earth Day! I hope this writing gives you a sense of peace and groundedness today.
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“Ageism is a denial of you as a person, and like all other forms of rejection makes you feel sad, angry or useless. Get enough of it, and you start to shrink inside.” -Polly, a campaign supporter of Age Without Limits
This … read more.
“As long as you are concerned about improving yourself, you’ll always have a self to improve. And you will always suffer.” – Cheri Huber
I celebrated my 33rd rotation on Monday, and as it approached, I reflected on the way aging was talked about during my … read more.
“The most meaningful futures rarely arrive because we forced them into existence. They emerge because we noticed something true and stayed with it. A question that would not let us go. A grief that clarified what mattered. A longing that persisted beneath distraction. A quiet … read more.
“It is possible the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and lovingkindness, a community practicing mindful living. And the practice can be carried out as … read more.
