A few inspiring comments from my teachers in simplicity, children. I was participating in Seattle’s Martin Luther King, Jr., March and Rally this year with some of the faculty, students and parents from the school I work at. During the march one of our first graders looked up at me and said, “Oh, I know […]
Category Archives: Love
Brains, Beauty, Love, Learning and Celebration
For the next three days I’ll be attending the Learning and the Brain Conference which is focusing on social brain research. It is very exciting to be learning more about the science and neurology that underscores much of the theoretical philosophies and intuitive knowings that are the foundations for much of my work and inspiration. […]
An Invisible String That Will Stretch and Not Break
photo by D.Hyuk An amazing story about the bond between a mother and a daughter. I think it’s a beautiful analogy that any family could play with. Meredith has an ongoing story about an “invisible string” attaching her to her mother. This story began in a literal manner, when she at age two would wrap […]
Signs of Change
Please take a moment to watch this video I helped Thomas Arthur make after Saturday’s march protesting the passage of Proposition 8 in California. In cities across America people took to the streets in national demonstrations to promote love and marriage equality rights for every American. Saturday’s marches showed the importance of each of us […]
Fear, Nourishment and Beauty
Last week my heart was nourished as I spent 5 days in Atlanta with family and friends. A place of intimate relationship and comfort with a dear friend of mine was restored. I am beyond words with gratitude. I am touched with love’s grace. FearI also went to the oncologist with my dad and his […]
Returning Home
I’m back in Seattle now after a little over 2 weeks in Atlanta with family and fate. I sit in one of my favorite coffee shops. Drink coffee, eat a bagel, watch the people around, smell the smells, hear the many sounds, feel the quiet/loud, stillness/activity. It’s sunny outside. I see the light shining through […]
Love, Courage and Being Human
We’re so human. Sitting in the hospital has the effect of causing me to think a lot about being human, having a body, how the body works, how we humans are connected to each other, and particularly the many, many different life experiences that we each have, the infinite possibilities that there are. I’m in […]