Re-thinking Resolutions Did you know, for example, that as Americans we are so obsessed with our self-improvement that there is an actual government website listing the most chosen resolutions? Really. We are still a Puritan bunch when it comes down to it. Of course, we don’t … [Read more...]
The Garden is to the Gardener
The Song is to the Singer and comes back most to him… –Walt Whitman from Song of Myself When you are a gardener, you must consider that friend and foe alike come daily to the gates of the city. The gardener must be vigilant and welcoming, but fearsome to strangers with … [Read more...]
May My Mind Come Alive Today
May my mind come alive today To the invisible geography That invites me to new frontiers To break the dead shell of yesterday, To risk being disturbed and changed. May I have the courage today To live the life that I would love. To postpone my dream no longer But … [Read more...]
Thank you Summer
A friend said something to me the other day and it struck home. She said that it was hard to see our days unraveling in slow motion. That the accumulation of losses was the bittersweet theme of this stage of life: for our loved ones, our careers, and our … [Read more...]
Bouquet to Remember
I’m not the same moved person who moved here to Portland. I’ve never loved a home as much as this and the reasons are not entirely about the home itself. It is the garden. It is the commitment to our neighbors, it is the pleasure I find in the birds and animals who make their … [Read more...]