One

 

The chemical reaction of fertilization releases zinc, a flash of light at the moment of conception. This "zinc spark" marks the ignition of self, the origin story of our wholeness, for we are replete unto ourselves from the beginning.

Warm regard for the innate dignity of the whole acts as binding agent, whereas contempt drives disconnection and degradation. We protect the sacred within via boundaries whose permeability we control so that we can connect with ourselves and others from a place of reverence.

Mercy is the granting of space to be, a fundamental respect. We dwell in the ease and spaciousness of our breath and boundaries until we release what's ours and return to the indivisible.

One Way To Keep The Chickens Out

Huck rotten fruit out the door and let them feast.

The Choice To Love

Set on a fictionalized Macquarie Island, halfway between Australia and Antarctica, this novel pays beautiful homage to humans choosing love in impossible circumstances, buffeted by the extreme weather events of a warming planet.

Jordan Casteel

 

The paintings of Jordan Casteel.

I am a fan.

At Ease

My paid work right now is caring for preschoolers during rest time (after having socialized with them over lunch). It's a delightful job as well as a rich opportunity for meaningful practice in my life. I am struck by the revolutionary nature of rest.

An Anonymous Tip

 

Evan has a client whom I know nothing about and who, presumably, knows little about me. And yet.

And yet.

She recommended a book series to me, through Evan, that-- it me. She nailed it. Entirely. How? No idea.

Thus is the magic of the world.

Nothing Is Required

 

wash of breath

drenched in grace

i am

 

whole within the whole

my anger burns

a boundary

in whose lee

i straighten

nothing is required

accepting

to be

reclaimed