Mandala Backstory

The world has gone crazy for Marie Condo.  She’s bringing some clarity to our tendency…

Have you ever owned a Stradivarius? Me neither.  But one time, many years ago, I…

Wandering around Seattle, taking pictures of interesting colors and textures and patterns, thinking about the…

Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.  January.  Alone that afternoon, walking on the beach.  Putting a question…

I was 10 years old and in the fifth grade when I heard Joyce Kilmer’s…

“You are all possibilities you can see,” says David Whyte in his poem Mameen. My…

Always maintain only a joyful mind.  Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than…

Lucia was two.  “I need that!” she exclaimed. Wow!  To be able to express so…

When a door closes, a window opens.  It’s a reassuring thought.  Sometimes it happens and…

Another 13 people killed, 11 Jews in a synagogue in Pennsylvania, two African-Americans at a…