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The gifts of darkness: some are easier to unwrap than others
Oh, the holidays. They can mean such different things to different people. Whether you are eager with anticipation or bracing for a range of emotions, let me remind myself and you that this is what Solstice is all about. It’s about embracing the range, from […]
For the peace and promise of a sunrise.
The quickening of breath that comes
when we take in the beauty of our surroundings.
For the mystery and humility
of daring to see how we are all connected.
For the opportunity, over and over again,
to choose joy.
For waking up every day to the unknown
and the courage to walk into that day.
For […]
Grandma’s Wild Journey
I hesitate to add to your inbox right now, just before the mid-term elections, in the midst of notification after notification, and the relentless disturbing headlines, breaking news, and tumult that is our climate right now. Still, this onslaught is what inspired today’s edition of Work Wild. Because somehow, between all that swirls […]
Leaves Take Flight
It is the season for letting go.
A time when even trees move
bending and swaying in the strong gusts
adding their whispering song to the wind.
Leaves touched by autumn’s cool hand
let loose from sturdy branches.
Taking flight, of all things–
a wild dance in all directions.
They land finally, amidst their brightly colored companions
only to scramble on the […]
Hopefully I’ve nudged you toward the notion that bringing your whole Wild self to work and encouraging that in others…
Where does it go? The crisis from work, when you’re home; the drama as you left the house? The relentless news cycles…
It doesn’t matter how many decades I’ve been doing it. Every single year, when I plant vegetable seeds the size of a pin…
Busy Season
Fall Equinox is upon us. When day and night are equal in length. When long summer days give way to earlier sunsets and cooler temperatures. School is back in session. Holidays aren’t here yet (despite store displays to the contrary). It’s that window of time, post-summer, to dig in, to work hard. It’s fourth […]
When the fog lifts
Socked in.
As clouds touch down.
As the sun rises
filtered by fog
to a gentle glow.
The world softens in this light.
It’s the perfect temperature
the perfect humidity to breathe gently. Deeply.
On mornings such as this
we humans have to slow our relentless pace
in order to see.
In order to be seen.
Fog can settle restlessness.
Can ease the strain of […]
In Defense of Keyboard Inactivity
I remember working for a shipping company as an ‘unloader’ when I was in my mid-twenties. It was a late afternoon shift. There wasn’t much to it, the conveyer belt was positioned into the truck and we, the unloaders, lifted the packages onto the belt with the label facing up, as fast […]
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