Circle

Wherever we are, our feet are on the Earth. We can stop and remember this, at any moment, whenever we need to find some firmer footing.

In times that are turbulent and terrifying, it is easy to get lost in hopelessness. We watch events unfolding in the World and feel overwhelmed by worry. But getting lost does not help. Our job is to stay present and bring our attention to all that is here.

The World around us is telling us many things. We have a responsibility to l…

Sometimes when we feel small or not enough, we can reach out a hand and feel connection. As we touch another human, a tree, a paw, a leaf, soft moss or fresh water, we remember that we are not alone, and that we are not meant to be alone. We are part of an ecosystem, living and thriving together. We find our place and feel what it is to be part of something bigger.

When we work in community there are many hands that hold the whole. Many hands that together take re…

There are moments in Life that are not

For doing, for making, or reaching

But only to stand open

With present, past, and future

Let time unfold

And keep the doors to the heart open

Allow the landscape of the mind to widen

Nothing needed beyond a vast beingness

Space opens up

wherever we are, we are here

with eyes, senses, hands 

ready to receive 

the gifts that Life brings

As we remember that wisdom 

is within the reach of our embrace,

we stand m…