The way I see it, if something makes you sad when it ends, it must have been pretty wonderful when it was happening.
Category: Poetry
Musings & Meditations – April 14 2023
Joy, laughter and great possibility…
Musings & Meditations – April 10 2023
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change.
Musings & Meditations – April 3 2023
More compassionate, more loving, more present…
Musings & Meditations – February 12 2023
Now, every time I witness a strong person I want to know…
Musings & Meditations – February 7 2023
But nature more…
Musings & Meditations – February 2 2023
…and have found their way out of the depths.
Musings & Meditations – January 28 2023
We change in directions by degrees…
Musings & Meditations – January 5 2023
You can decide…
Musings & Meditations – December 12 2022
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.
Musings & Meditations – May 1 2022
‘Put your hand on your heart…’ A little Atticus poetry today!
Musings & Meditations – April 17 2022
“I was patient enough…”
@poetryofdhiman featured on the blog today!
Musings & Meditations – April 3 2022
Trees are poems…
Musings & Meditations – March 20 2022
Nature is painting for us…
Musings & Meditations – March 6 2022
Know who those people are.
And love them the way they deserve.
Musings & Meditations – February 6 2022
I cannot tell you what lies ahead,
but I can tell you: you will grow.
A little Morgan Harper Nichols for today’s Musings & Meditations.
Book Therapy – Morgan Harper Nichols
You have probably seen Morgan Harper Nichols all over social media with her gorgeous artwork and poetry. Today we are highlighting her amazing portfolio of work in our Book Therapy series!
Musings & Meditations – January 23, 2022
Sometimes you can’t change and you can’t choose…
Musings & Meditations – January 9, 2022
Hope is the thing with feathers…
Musings & Meditations – December 16 2021
Christmas waves a magic wand…
Musings & Meditations – November 18 2021
Gratitude turns what we have into enough…
Musings & Meditations – October 28 2021
Never returns…
Musings & Meditations – October 14 2021
I’m not afraid of storms…
Book Therapy – Care: The Radical Art Of Taking Time
One of my all-time favorite people to recommend is Brooke McAlary and her new book, Care, helps us work out what to do when the world’s problems feel too big and we are burnt out from trying, and we need to restore ourselves so that we can continue to care for things.
Musings & Meditations – September 30 2021
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?
Musings & Meditations – September 23 2021
The soul moves through seasons too…
Musings & Meditations – June 17 2021
Leave your heart to wander…
The Lightkeeper’s List – Volume 1
Today I am starting a new series called The Lightkeeper’s List!
Musings & Meditations – May 6 2021
… and am free.
Musings & Meditations – April 29 2021
The bravest thing.
Musings & Meditations – April 22 2021
This, too, was a gift.
Musings & Meditations – April 8 2021
What remains? Nature.
Musings & Meditations – March 25 2021
… Isn’t it splendid?!
Musings & Meditations – March 4 2021
This is the time to be slow
Musings & Meditations – February 25 2021
Maybe it’s not about having a beautiful day
Musings & Meditations – February 18 2021
Do not be afraid of your difficulties.
Musings & Meditations – February 11 2021
Not the flower.
Book Therapy – The Boy, The Mole, The Fox & The Horse
Let me introduce you to the beautiful human that is Charlie Mackesy and his incredibly empathetic book, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox & The Horse. If there was ever a time when we needed Charlie Mackesy’s drawings, it would be over the last year.
Musings & Meditations – February 4 2021
For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone.
Musings & Meditations – January 28 2021
Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places.
Musings & Meditations – January 14 2021
Why, who makes much of a miracle?
Musings & Meditations – January 7 2021
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.
Musings & Meditations – December 24 2020
Depends on our dispositions
Musings & Meditations – December 3 2020
When I am among the trees
Musings & Meditations – November 5 2020
A ‘human’ thing.
Musings & Meditations – October 29 2020
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin
Musings & Meditations – October 22 2020
You can not prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. – Chinese Proverb
Book Therapy – The Poetry Pharmacy + The Poetry Pharmacy Returns
I would love to introduce you to The Poetry Pharmacy. If you are a poetry beginner, or a literary lover, I am certain that you will find joy and comfort within these pages.
Meditations & Musings – October 1, 2020
The secret is to never lose sight of the simple, everyday miracles in life;good food, literature, laughter, music, compelling conversation, nature, and art. Look for them in every day,and even when it feelslike your whole world is unravelling,you will never be too farfrom a needle and thread. – Beau Taplin • N e e d…