Life connects even when we don’t see it — Have you ever thought about the life of a forest? How it connects in a beautiful tapestry of mycelium below? And when you turn your eyes skyward, how it weaves a vast canopy of countless treetops in all the shades of green. …

A poem in celebration of earth day — We may have forgotten now, but we are the stores of ancient wisdom, passed from bones to bones. The rhythms of this world, so intricate and so complete, beat our steady hearts. The life of Gaia, not just scientific theory, is a spiritual truth we’ve sought so long Did you know? The air is alive with the magic…

A story I wanted to tell for a long time — In 1944 or 45, a young married couple visited the woman’s tiny hometown in central Germany. The young husband was bold and brazen. He joined the village’s secret Hitler resistance. His fellow revolutionaries gave him leaflets, exposing Hitler for the monster he was, to distribute wherever he could. …

Linda Ng’s Challenge — 1️⃣ After using something around the house, do you put it back or leave it lying around? Back, unless it goes into the sink or washer. After decades of ‘Spatula, Where Art Thou?’ I’ve turned a new faucet. 2️⃣ Do you squeeze toothpaste from the end or the middle? I…

Writing Prompt for September 25th — In answer to Lynn Alexander’s writing prompt: Chef, chauffeur, or housekeeper, which would you choose? Chef, all day long! I like to drive and the house is tidy enough. But as someone with T2 diabetes, eating right is essential to living a long and good life. …

My beloved understands me without words

Stillness is noisier than you think — As I learn more about meditation, I am coming across what seems a version of the old saying, speech is silver, but silence is golden. The ideal appears to be to “observe perfect silence from start to finish.” No music. No verbal guidance. Nor om-ing. …

Visualize it and it will come true? —

Itzhak Perlman, you break my heart (open) — I did something radical this week. “What the heck are you doing, Henry?” I asked myself. “Is that the kind of thing you want to spend the remaining evenings of your life on?” Since I inherited a Roku from my beloved a few years ago, I got back into watching…