Let Everything Happen to You
Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final…
A Day without a To-Do List
I wake up gently, yawn, and bury my head in warm blankets. “You should get…
Witnessing: Life, Death, and the Wisdom of the Crone
I love the promise of eggs laid by songbirds in nesting boxes on my land.…
Hearing Our Determined Hearts
“I need help,” I said. I was a mother pleading for her child. The deaf…
The Color of Forgiveness
“Will you meditate with me?” he asks. I'd said yes for many years. Chemotherapy was…
Make Gardening Heal Again
“I won't plant vegetables this year,” I told my two sons this winter. I said…
Brothers, Sons, and a Missing Dad
In 1974, David greeted his newborn brother with joy and a dripping nose. I decided…
Sorting Seeds: Psyche’s First Labor Gives Us Lessons for Life
“Is this easier or harder?” my audiologist asks. “Raise your hand when you hear a…
Relighting The Vital Fire
The day before cochlear implant surgery, I lifted weights and took a long brisk walk.…
Persistent Memories and Psychological Descent
Anxious memories broke into consciousness when I was almost three. They stuck like glue. The…