This week I’ve been reflecting on how grateful I am that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. saw so clearly a world that didn’t exist yet but that he knew deep in his body and soul was possible. I am feeling profoundly grateful for those who have the stamina and ability to see a vision and […]
Category Archives: Quote
Comfort
Oh, the comfort— the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person— having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of […]
Letting Be
“I thought about… how nobody is perfect. How we just have to close our eyes and breathe out and let the puzzle of the human heart be what it is.” ~ Sue Monk Kidd in The Secret Life of Bees photo by baloulumix
Children Keeping it Simple, Teaching Simplicity
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 […]
Enjoying the Sadness of Life
A beautiful Sunday in Seattle. Before a walk in the park, I pick up the book In Other Words: A Language Lover’s Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World. I open randomly to a page, in search of a word to carry with me on my journey. It’s a Japanese word I find: […]
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 […]
We’re Alive, Here Now
“Let there be no more holding back onour commitment to our life on earth.” Quote by Helen Titchen Beeth in a comment at Seeds for a happy planetPhoto by St John found in Kids and Nature