Tag Archives: spiritual practice

The day after the Boston marathon bombing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Sudden violence (is there any other kind?) throws the world into sharp relief. Horror that doesn’t speak but roars in the head like the ocean. Magnolias blooming under the crescent moon. It gives things the proper perspective, too. Last night, … Continue reading →

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Day 19: gratitude list

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

I’ve heard tell that something happens when you just start typing (or writing, as I still prefer composing in longhand) and keep writing. Something begins to flow in your brain. I’ve experienced the most pleasing sensation of flow, so I … Continue reading →

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the plant reaches toward the light

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

marigold meant for marriage by the front door — for luck – grows leggy and strange in its pursuit of the light that falls just short of the door it blooms barely marigold but still blooms                  tiny yellow hearts at … Continue reading →

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january haiku – woods under snow

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

deep snow on the trail spreads the ground under dark bark winter. silence. here.

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Remembers (second draft)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

the trees know better than we when spring is coming — weeks ago, they sent their feelers out into the cold. bowed down with snow they knew the grass remembers the color green and the snow remembers what it used … Continue reading →

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Gratitude — and why do you hate Jesus?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

I go in and out of the habit of posting gratitude lists on this blog. I usually include the word “gratitude practice” in the title of these posts, but I wonder if perhaps that sounds pretentious. People refer to a … Continue reading →

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Strawberry (volta)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Returning the mind                     again and again to the single strawberry Red from the nearby earth sweetness then tart                                     split on the knife and the red leavings you want to suck from the bright blade edge Waves of emotion … Continue reading →

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Weekly gratitude practice: strawberries, kleenex, cold air, cold baths, sweet smells, someone else does it

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

First CSA delivery. Are the strawberries sweeter because I know where they’re from? Or are they just sweeter? Hugs and kleenex. Free air conditioning. Cold baths and LUSH products. The health care and home health aid industries — imperfect is … Continue reading →

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Weekly gratitude practice: if it’s not one thing it’s your mother

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

I started this post last week but never finished it. Which pretty much describes my mental state for the past seven days or so. Posting it now, almost in time for this week’s. Sigh. Time to stop trying to play … Continue reading →

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Weekly gratitude practice: office space, windows/kitty, space, Friday, not a teenager

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

My fingertips have been cold from the chill for the past three days (my tiny cube is directly under a vent), but I’m still grateful that I have an employer that pays for my office space. When I was self-employed, … Continue reading →

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