Sharing Tea: The Art of Personal Ritual with a Friend
On a melancholy October afternoon, my friend Steve invited me to join him for tea…
Ma’at: Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Justice & Heart
In ancient Egyptian art, Ma’at (pronounced Muh-aht) may appear as a small kneeling figure or…
Somersaulting into Life: A Monarch Butterfly Birth (in Photos)
They hang, silent and still, for one to two weeks before the chrysalis darkens and…
In the Cradle of the Crone: Hecate and the Waning Moon
I just turned 76. How did life fly by so fast? I accept my age,…
The Great Mother Made Peach Ice Cream
With the constant anguish of collective life from covid, climate change, racism, and war, I…
Bountiful Butterflies to Fill Your Soul with Joy
Why do we love them so? They’re exotically beautiful and they transform in magical ways.…
Balance & Hope: Sometimes We Need Help
After I started toppling over from lack of balance in 2013, after being diagnosed with…
Tree Swallow Teachings: Soaring Persistence and Fearless Love
"Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall and…
Until the End
“I’ll stay until the end,” Lauren said. We knew what “the end” meant, but didn’t…
Witnessing a Catastrophe? Search for Small Miracles
I prowl through budding milkweed and prickly blackberry plants for an hour looking for Monarch…