Loving Clarity

Picture of New Mexico sky in a rainstorm: puffy white clouds, blue sky & sun, in the pouring rain, a form of clarity Loving Clarity For a long time I noticed myself avoiding Clarity. Specifically, I would avoid asking for clarity, or wishing any Clarity-related...

Delayed Reaction Wish Fulfillment

Picture of flower friends: Striking coral red flowers glow in a field, Castilleja, sometimes called paintbrush or prairie-fire Delayed Reaction Wish Fulfillment Monday morning, tail end of May. Cate and I met up early at the trailhead and walked for an hour, the sun...

Other’s Day

Image: coconut tahini banana mini-muffins, with mini chocolate chips, nestled in blue muffin holders on a wooden table Other’s Day Some thoughts I had today, on Other’s Day, on making our own feast days, and naming some wishes. Also I learned from an email that it’s...

Easy Mode

Easy Mode Sometimes my back pain makes it not fun to stand, and sometimes it makes it not fun to sit, and right now (let “right now” = the past couple weeks), sitting is the miserable one. And so I pace, or find things I can do either standing or reclining that are...

A map of a place I don’t know

Image: A turquoise door with an arch shape cut-out, through which you can see sky, the other half of the door is open to an outdoor courtyard… The places I don’t know yet Maps A map of a place I don’t know. Or: a map is a place I don’t know (yet). A map of a place I...
The Fluent Self