Nature Spirit

Tamed by a Bear is here!

July 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today is the official release date for Tamed by a Bear: Coming Home to Nature-Spirit-Self, from Counterpoint Press. The story I never thought would see the light of day has become a book! You can find more about the book here, or read the opening pages here. It feels a little unreal—partly because I haven’t… Read More…

A walk at the crest

June 4, 2017 6 Comments

From our house we enjoy gazing at the North Peak of the Sandia Mountains. The North Peak is the tallest point in the photo below, reaching 10,447 feet. Sunsets over the crest of the mountain are gorgeous—on an average day. Then comes a stunning show, like last night’s: Checking the mountain so many times a… Read More…

Resisting with joy

March 7, 2017 9 Comments

It swung in high gear at the Women’s March in January, and now, six weeks later, resistance is clearly a long-term deal. We’re running a marathon not a sprint. Yet it’s hard to keep going with new wrongheaded and cruel decisions coming down by the minute. So how do you keep from getting dragged down?… Read More…

This is a time

January 30, 2017 3 Comments

Here is my Letter to America including all the original links—each link a shout-out and thank-you to the writer, civil rights worker, water protector, scientific researcher, or philosopher who provided inspiration. The letter first appeared in Terrain.org’s Letter to America series. Dear America, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” our Declaration of Independence announces—words… Read More…

Letter to America, Martin Luther King Day 2017

January 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

Since the election Terrain.org is hosting a “Letter to America” series from writers coming to terms with the present political moment. Here is my contribution. Dear America, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” our Declaration of Independence announces—words so bold they clearly belong to a different time than our own. For we could never… Read More…

A time for hopeful activity

December 29, 2016 6 Comments

The events of the fall are leaving people frightened about what the new year may bring. When a politician takes power by inciting people’s most vicious prejudices, aided by interferences both foreign and domestic, there is good reason to fear. Firm in love and in action But this is a time, instead, to be firm—firm… Read More…