Here I offer my last in the Gifts of Practice series. This piece is on that ever-elusive virtue, persistence. I Haven’t Been Great at This Here, my friends, is a virtue I have had to learn later in life than I might like. As a kid, many things—academic, literary. musical, social—came easily to me. I […]
I’ve written here and elsewhere about the practice of building altars. About how they are little (or not so little!) centers of attention. I’ve posted photos of what my personal working altar looked like. I’ve shared the experience of gathering things that are meaningful and arranging them in ways that are evocative. This week, though, […]
I’ve never been exactly sure what “beginner’s mind” is. Nonetheless, I know about the struggle to be a beginner, just to let myself learn and grow and take steps as small as I need them to be to keep moving. I know a lot about that struggle. And maybe it doesn’t need to be a […]
“Ageless Beloved…. Ageless Beloved… Ageless Beloved….” If you walk by my study early on any given morning, you are likely to hear me singing. “Core of Peace, I rest in you. Core of Peace, I rest in you. Core of Peace, I hear you calling. Core of Peace, I rest in you.” You may smell […]