Office Hours

I’m holding office hours Saturdays 11:00-1:00. Drop-in, in-person or zoom option.  Stop by if you need to check-in. No need to sign up in advance.  Keeping office hours creates a window for inquiry. A structured framework for interaction.  I have friends who host office hours. They said often no one comes. I am prepared to… Continue reading Office Hours

I am yew

If I were a tree I’d be yew Live in an old churchyard in the British countryside Remembering when my limbs were used  To make bows for arrows   For the battles of the short-lived ones on two legs I’d stand bent over Hiding my poison medicine My toxic healing Stretching out the reaching branches… Continue reading I am yew

Gratitude

I’m writing occasional prompts this month for #Bloganuary. Just trying something new. This is one of them that I wrote on an old blogging site I started and then tossed, but it’s still hanging around so I am using it for practice writing.

Thresholds

In the darkness of winter, I have many questions. I woke up wondering if snowy owl should be capitalized. It shouldn’t. Mona Lisa should be capitalized. Big Dipper is capitalized. Plants and animals are less consistent. Aside from punctuation, I wonder about how we’ve been trained to not speak negatively and how sometimes this is… Continue reading Thresholds

Passing through

To make courageous decisions I practice feeling temporary. Pretend life is temporary and eventually none of this will matter. Imagine we are here a very short time and then disappear leaving no trace. I practice doing now what I feel drawn to. I am not going to be remembered. We are all hounded relentlessly by bullshit… Continue reading Passing through

Crow habit

I have a crow habit. I know them: Crow, Crowie, and Croatia. There are more but I can’t remember their names. Some have asked me to paint them as they see themselves. It’s hard to describe but they don’t see themselves like we see them. They can be oversized black squares of energy that talk… Continue reading Crow habit

Quaker book review

Quakers Do What! Why? by Rhiannon Grant Reviewed by Mary Ann Petersen I am convinced again, Friends! Credit goes to Quakers Do What! Why?, a 72-page booklet from Quaker Quicks, written by Rhiannon Grant. In it, she takes the reader through a wide range of beliefs and practices of unprogrammed Quakers, using a friendly, conversational… Continue reading Quaker book review