It’s said that it takes 21 days to make a habit – you’ve heard this, right? In 21 days I’ll be visiting an island I love, on my way to a writer’s conference. I’m making a leap. There are areas in my life where I desire shift and change –…
Day 34, Week 5: Gathering Fruit of Concern for the World from Your Spiritual Garden: Tending to the Presence of God If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of…
“Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart.” –Mary Oliver, Red Bird Friday, February 23, 2018, I sat in circle with 50 people…
Fifteen or so of us were instructed our “fancy camera” knob setting must turn to manual “M” mode, and if we really wanted to learn, we could never again operate in auto mode. An eight-hour photo workshop in Kenai, Alaska, was beginning, and I was ready to tackle the Canon…