The threads are carefully Chosen Revealed Claimed and reclaimed As is the art of weaving Chosen Revealed Claimed and reclaimed The spaces in between Essential to the weaving.
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wonder
Wonder is the inhale to the exhale of gratitude. And in that dance, there dares to be dreams.
choosing
When we said yes To the bold dreaming of “what if?” And the stepping into of “let’s see” We changed everything. The portal of choice transfiguring our death into life.
on trust
i woke this morning, needing to write my way back to my self. i listened. it began with this bit: trust in self you’ve slipped away just as i drank in your warmth and your calm moved through my being the only thing to do was to witness your movement and wait knowing you willContinue reading “on trust”
searching
we’ve been searching for land. we began several months ago, ready to finally take action on the tugging of our souls. yesterday, we headed out again. on the blue moon, halloween, a time marking “in-between” spaces, the liminal spaces between worlds. felt right to head out on this day, in this way. we had metContinue reading “searching”
pause
in a recent lecture on living “half a shade braver”, poet david whyte spoke of the importance of pause. he gave the example of how pause is employed to presence ourselves to reality before us, gather ourselves. and invite our Self in—all before making a move. The example he gave that has stayed with meContinue reading “pause”
gifts of whiteness
there are cloaks of shame we all live with—parts of ourselves that hard for us to accept, to love. whiteness is one of these cloaks for me, for our nation, for my Christian faith tradition. i now open-heartedly accept the gifts that it brings. i am grateful for my whiteness. it’s been a journey. movingContinue reading “gifts of whiteness”
october
i am october seductive with my colors painting earth in brilliant blazing reds and oranges yellow whispering in hushed tones, “come, follow me” chills in my breath, “wrap up, get warm” crisp and cutting in my fresh air strutting and confident i am here. and i bring two moons one, announcing me one, as myContinue reading “october”
for bonnie, on her birthday
“what does it take to make us stand together as if we just grew that way?” roots deep down into the earth reaching out connected, bound up together one trunks, in postures of integrity standing upright knowing who they are whose they are branches growing, always seeking and giving light and life in love offeringContinue reading “for bonnie, on her birthday”
home
today was for turning to the land. oh, Kentucky. when it feels hard to call you home, i lean in and remember. it is home. home. where we remember who we are and whose we are.