Yesterday it all officially began again: the season of lights, comfort food, laughter, family, gifts, and giving thanks. We joined hands at our table last evening with family and friends to celebrate the things we are grateful for in our lives and remember our privilege in being able to sit at a table creaking with … Continue reading
Today I went on a run. For the first time since the rains of winter soaked the landscape and saturated the earth, resupplying the groundwater that nourishes the plants. My calves and hamstrings strained at first in response to months out of my running shoes, but as I kept my legs moving steadily on the … Continue reading
In this time of reflection, as the nights come sooner, the fires become cozier, and the new year approaches, I cannot help but reflect on the spirit of the season. Why has this time become so sacred? In a purely secular context, I can see how celebrations of light and hope have developed during the … Continue reading
Somehow, through a combination of seeking out and happenstance, I have found myself walking through the opening to a labyrinth at times of uncertainty and transition in my life. These labyrinths have presented themselves in many unique designs, constructed materials, and locations throughout the years- a labyrinth painted onto canvas at a retreat on spirituality … Continue reading
Previously, I wrote about the important of spaces and places in our lives. How finding comfortable places in our lives is essential for establishing peace of mind, ownership, responsibility, and even self identity. So, for this post, I thought I would share with you a bit of free writing that I recently did while on-the-job … Continue reading
It’s been very sunny lately here in San Francisco…in fact, so sunny that I have been taking my dresses off their hangers, rummaging around in the cupboard for sunscreen (to no avail), and walking to Dolores Park twice in a day. Has San Francisco summer arrived? (July is usually 50 and foggy). But while sitting … Continue reading
It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us – Henri Cartier-Bresson – Last week, I journeyed to the structure of stone and stained glass towering at the top of Nobb Hill: Grace Cathedral. I went there looking for answers. Not that walking into a … Continue reading
The spider has faith that its hard work will prevail- there is never a guarantee that the artistry of its labor will remain beautiful. But it does anyway- it builds its house around itself, an interconnected and very calculated system of tiny threads as strong as steel. It begins by putting its life on the … Continue reading
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