Belonging to Ourselves

Belonging to Ourselves

All these efforts to somehow crack the codes of life, of adulting, business, parenting, health, money, service, social media algorithms— for what? So that we finally achieve some ultimate sense of security, or impact, or relevance? So we can finally know that we...
The Gateway

The Gateway

Beyond the pendulum swing from disappointment to prayer and frustration to revelation; beyond the poignant lessons of mistake and resolve, the continuous poetry of ache and relief, the habit of self-fascination—there is a gateway. Yes, the gateway of equanimity, at...
The Medicine of Great Humbling

The Medicine of Great Humbling

Dearest Ones, As this powerful year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the vital role humbling has played historically, in the unfolding of my life, and in the evolving heart of our world. Yes, it has been a year of Great Humbling. And yet, humbling at its...
Elegantly Crushed: A Pandemic Love Story

Elegantly Crushed: A Pandemic Love Story

Full disclosure: I share this tender, intimate story that is really my son Ezra’s story, with his generous permission and blessing. At first he wasn’t so sure he wanted it to be shared, given the vulnerable nature of its content. But when I explained how lacking I was...
Musings on True Silence and White Silence

Musings on True Silence and White Silence

I can feel something wishing to be written from my heart to the world, but I don’t yet know what it is. Even to write this sentence requires some mysterious leap of faith. I have felt so quieted by these times, so continuously floored and stilled at the heart of the...
Leaning Towards Zero

Leaning Towards Zero

  This time of quarantine has provided a powerful space for inner reckoning. I don’t know about you, but for me this has been a deeply stilling, provocative and annihilating time. Most moments, I find myself surprisingly speechless. Less words, more presence,...