Hello Beautiful Beings – “If I just keep noticing things then I will never get bored.” ~ Joel Primack This was a realization he had when he was just 7 years old and went on to fuel his life long inquiry into the cosmos and life. It is a potent teaching for all of us especially…

Hello Cyclical Siblings – New Moon Blessings to you. Happy Lunar New Year to you. This is now seen as a singularly Chinese tradition but if we go back far enough many of our ancestors followed the moon cycles for their calendar! Here’s to another circular spiral of life that invites us to step into more…

Hello Human Kin – I am having lots of conversations with folks who feel so overwhelmed by all the atrocities happenings across the globe and in our backyard. There is a deep urge to keep a breast of all the latest news, to know the details and be able to track what is going on for…

Hello Sweet Beings – Blessings to the darkness.  Here in the northern hemisphere we are approaching the Winter Solstice and are in the darkest time of the year. It is an invitation to slow down, curl in, drop back and tend the interiority of life. It is the calling of the cave and the soil to…

Hello Human Siblings  – Last week I was out for a walk. I needed this walk as I had really pushed myself emotionally and psychically during a creative residency program that I am currently in. I may share more about this in another post, but suffice it to say that I was very worked up…

Hello to my Human Kin  – “How are you?” used to be simpler to answer. The complexity of these times and the inundation of information on our beleaguered senses is asking us to reclaim simplicity, don’t you think? Our over-culture celebrates continued and ever increasing complexity and push. But the natural rhythm of life is…

Hello Beautiful Human  – Autumnal Blessings to you all in the Northern Hemisphere. I, for one, am grateful for the cooling nights and shorter days that naturally invite me to slow down, which I am longing for. As life isn’t letting up and everyone I know is tired and maxed. I can’t seem to catch…

Hello Kin  – I have noticed that there is this assumption in some circles that if you do enough practices, light enough candles, go to enough therapy sessions, take enough walks, etc. that life is supposed to get easier. As far as I can see, that is just not how it works. Life is life…

Artwork by Heather Sawyer Hello Dear Ones  – Recently, I was reminded of this wise teaching from Roshi Joan Halifax of the importance of cultivating a strong back and a soft front… “All too often our so-called strength comes from fear, not love. Instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended…