There was a room in our house in southern Illinois that Dad had carved out for his own. Today we’d call it a man cave. Back then, it was simply his escape from the demands of his doctoral [...]
“I want to unfold. I don’t want to stay folded anywhere, because where I am folded, there I am a lie.” ~Rilke How old were you when you folded in on yourself? Was it when [...]
Dear Yahweh, You prefer to be referred to as Yahweh, right? Yahweh – the unnameable, unspeakable one. A jumble of vowels that can’t be pronounced. Do you mind [...]
It is only framed in space that beauty blooms. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh My mother used to send me letters in college, averaging one a week but sometimes two or even three. Most were quick notes [...]
Castle Valley, Utah The 13th-century Persian poet Rumi writes of the world being an instrument, each of us designed to sing the one singular note that is OURS to sing. My note? On some days, [...]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, [...]