Moving forward with grace
I last wrote a post here just before the Solstice, planning to resume as usual in the new year. On January 1, I developed a severe medical condition that knocked me out of commission for most of the month and…
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Standing still
The Solstice is about 36 hours away. At that moment the sun ends its southward journey (from an earth perspective) and starts to swing back north, bringing new life and possibilities. Like a pendulum, the sun’s movement in this direction…
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Chanting for the waters around us
Quite a few posts from the past few months (Seattle Soul Cartography, Licton Springs, Sparkles on the water, South Jetty) have been explorations of local bodies of water and what they mean to me. That is actually just the tip of the…
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Paying attention – especially now
The election: I have something to say about that, but first, a little story. While on a walk last weekend Victoria and I came across one of those Little Free Libraries that are sprouting up everywhere. This particular library has…
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South Jetty
As I walked on the sandy trail alongside the South Jetty of the Columbia River, massive waves pounded the 20-foot-high wall of huge basalt boulders above me. The water broke against the rock with such force that I could feel each…
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Ocean
I’m going to be offline for a few days, going to the southwest Washington coast where the great Columbia River gathers together the energies of 260,000 square miles of North American continent and funnels them to a powerful meeting with…
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New callings from the autumn
I wrote a few days ago about the autumn stirring up an inward turning. That is certainly happening for me lately; the season is steadily moving toward darkness, but the inner light just keeps shining brighter. There is a sense…
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New Program: Finding a Path Through the Forest
I’m very happy to announce that my wife Victoria and I will be offering a program together at the Phinney Neighborhood Center on Tuesday, January 31. Although we haven’t presented together in public for a while, our collaboration is one of…
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Sparkles on the water
When I was a boy my family often vacationed at Pacific Grove, near Monterey, California. The mornings were usually foggy and cool, which did nothing to temper my delight in clambering over rocks and inspecting the crabs and sea anemones….
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Licton Springs
For more than forty years I have been walking around in Seattle and never made it to Licton Springs, nestled in an unpromising location between North Seattle College and Aurora Avenue North. Last week I made a slight detour from…
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