“Behold God beholding you . . . and smiling.” -Anthony deMello, SJ- Out they come, smiling. We do the same. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Seattle
Breath(e)
You can see the trees exhaling, The forest hazy in its winter stillness Continue reading
Turning somersaults
Well, Happy New Year! In 2012, I rang in January 1st surrounded by friends old and new in Seattle. My mantra for the year was to “dwell in Possibility.” That was certainly the case! I did much galavanting outdoors and spread my wings anew this year. January 1st of this year was much less eventful, … Continue reading
what do you plan to do? a Birthday
“I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should … Continue reading
I dwell in Possibility: a new year
I am very lucky to have spent this New Years weekend in Seattle in the presence of my best Seattle friend, a person I lived with and spent most of my time with for the majority of four years. The past year and three months have been a realization of adulthood, as the two of … Continue reading
infinite cities
Returning to a city you used to inhabit after a few months away is akin to focusing a manual camera- a twisting of the lens that causes the world around you to expand and contract, blur and sharpen, until the truth of the scene is finally revealed. This striving to adjust to rhythms that were … Continue reading
Sacred places of San Francisco: the Pacific at our front door
I have been lucky enough to live in cities that are known for their natural beauty. Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco city planners have all been very intentional about building public green space and open, often wild, areas for people to escape from their daily lives into nature. Even San Francisco, a city that was … Continue reading
“off the table, Mabel!” says a man on the train
Life transitions are surreal. They remind us that life is short but they also aid in compartmentalizing our lives. I have always been one to connect people and places in my life, trying to avoid stretching myself too thin and also to create community of all the people I love. At a time of transition, … Continue reading
in the midst 