The Wild Iris ~ Louise Glück At the end of my suffering there was a door. Hear me out: that which you call death I remember. Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. Then nothing. The weak sun flickered over the dry surface. It is terrible to survive as consciousness buried in the dark earth. Then it […]
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~ J.W. Goethe Pretty much any spirit worker will tell you that they’ve had at least one client who simply refuses to acknowledge this saying. It usually goes something like this: Client: I need a reading about getting a job. I’ve […]
Once again, the daily poem syncs up with today’s other posts. Church-Monuments ~ George Herbert While that my soul repairs to her devotion, Here I entomb my flesh, that it betimes May take acquaintance of this heap of dust; To which the blast of death’s incessant motion, Fed with the exhalation of our crimes, Drives all […]
I saw an amazing production of Steve Waters‘ play “Temple” at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley over the weekend. With a running time of 97 minutes, it’s not a lengthy show, but days later, I am still thinking about many of the characters, and the ideas and ideals they present. The one character in the […]
Kindness ~ Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between […]
