I know that this day can feel like so much sugary candy floss wrapped in plastic and tied with a synthetic bow, but that's not how I want to see it. I'd rather take the invitation offered by its best self: the invitation to Love. To love each other. To love the world. To love [...]
Writing is the best method of time-travel I know. I look at this little snippet, typed on the first of February on purple paper in a moment of pure happiness, and I return to that snowy day with the kittens flying up the stairs and a stack of good books to enjoy. Ordinary days [...]
A few years ago, I was coming home late in the evening and spotted a small fox on the side of the road, clearly injured. I called every wildlife vet I could find, and no one could help. The little fox died while I was calling. It’s not too much to say I was heartbroken. [...]
I had a wonderful dream recently, about a week after the election. I dreamed that I was at an inauguration celebration for Kamala or Michelle Obama. I know that’s annoyingly vague, but I think my sleeping brain created this ambiguity because I admire both of them so much. My mother and I stood in a [...]
Hello, my friends. I'm sending you the reddest fox to run through your thoughts and dash a little dose of magic into your week. This is inspired by the gift yesterday of seeing a red fox gallop through my yard as I sat on the back bench eating my breakfast. I couldn't stop smiling for [...]
Creating a strong and loving family requires skill, commitment, communication, and clarity. It requires consistently making the right choice (which works on every occasion). Today, I share a marvelous Irish folktale gleaned from the collection of Bab Feiritear, a warm-hearted storyteller from Dunquin, County Kerry, Ireland. I'd love to hear from you: 1. What wisdom [...]
There's a beautiful dance between the literal and the metaphorical in the Irish imagination. Today, we consider Irish holy wells - of which there are some 3000 in existence - and what they teach us about being, ourselves, a source of goodness, friendship, humor, and kindness in the world. Thank you for tuning in! Tell [...]
A brief, passionate rant about the enlivening influence of poetry, very broadly defined with the help of John Stuart Mill and 19th century poet, Arthur O'Shaughnessy, and an invitation to throw off world weariness and cynicism and embrace and live YOUR poetry, your way. If you're moved and inclined, please share a comment - perhaps, [...]
By sheer chance, I just opened a journal from 2021 and felt encouraged by this entry: "The hardest goodbye (at the end of the term) was with C who tried bravely not to cry. It’s easy to assume I don’t mean much to people, that I’m part of the furniture of life. But even that [...]
Have you noticed that people who have ruled out all possibility of magic are a bit… depressed? And even, dare I say it – depressing? Please note that I didn’t say, “People who don’t believe in magic.” No. What I mean instead is people who have declared either with actual words or with their whole [...]
