A Gift of Wonder
Today is my grandson Jacob’s birthday, and I am pondering some of the ways he has taught me about the mysterious miracles of life. I [...]
Mary Oliver with Coleman Barks
Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets and her approach to spirituality finds echoes, I hope, in my own life and work. To honor [...]
A Message of Encouragement
A Message to Friends, September 2008 Finally, nine days after Hurricane Ike ripped through East Texas, the electricity is back on at Earthsprings, so that [...]
The Bottom Line, a poem by Glenda Taylor
The Bottom Line, by Glenda Taylor You see, it’s like this, sort of: Because I experience Something-That-Is, Awestruck, I respond and in so doing, I learn, [...]
Quotations: Reflections on “Settle For,” “Settling In,” “Settled,” “Unsettled.” GalleryQuotations: Reflections on “Settle For,” “Settling In,” “Settled,” “Unsettled.”
Change: Quotations, History and Culture, Fear, Courage, and Reassurance: Quotations, Women and Feminine Values, Intention and Expectation: Quotations
Quotations: Reflections on “Settle For,” “Settling In,” “Settled,” “Unsettled.”
Diverse Reflections Concerning Theme “Settle for.” “Settling in.” “Settled.” “Unsettled.” “A person cannot live long in this world if he does not know these [...]
Translations of Sacred Chant
The syllables or sounds in sacred chant cannot be translated literally for several reasons. The simplest is the familiar one: much is always “lost in [...]
Icy Thoughts
The temperature outside dropped to 18 degrees last night. The whistling, sometimes moaning wind brought down dead tree limbs and even dead trees. In the [...]
Remembering “Langar” at Thanksgiving
As I am this week preparing food for the 46th annual open-house Thanksgiving pot-luck meal to be held in my home, I am remembering how [...]
Creating and Experiencing Meaningful Personal Ceremony, by Glenda Taylor
The following is taken from the recording of a series of talks over a weekend workshop that I gave years ago to a small group [...]
When a Jewish Congregation is Assaulted
In this grievous hour, I am reminded to reread George Washington’s letter to the Jewish Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, September 9, 1790: “…May [...]
