I don’t know about you, but the last couple of months have felt like a blur. It’s like we’ve taken up residence alongside Bill Murray and we’re living in a Groundhog’s Day world. Each numbered box on the calendar bleeds like ink, one into the other. Thoroughly convinced that yesterday was Wednesday (which, at the time of writing this post is actually today), and that an upcoming, most-likely canceled camping trip we’ve had on the calendar for a couple of... Read more
If you follow me on Facebook and other social media channels, you may have watched one of the recent Facebook Live interviews. Last week, Kathy Khang, author of Raise Your Voice and co-author of More Than Serving Tea, kicked off the series …although due to technical difficulties on my part, we ended up moving the conversation over to Instagram at the last minute. Yesterday, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, author of Start, Love, Repeat and the forthcoming Let There d.light, joined me for a... Read more
The following exclusive essay ran in my monthly newsletter this last week, along with things I can’t get enough of, book recommendations, pictures, quote images and other articles I’ve written. Care to receive the newsletter too? Head to my website to sign up. — Last night I had a dream that I delivered a commencement address to hundreds of thousands of graduates. I stood onstage alongside Barack and Michelle, our collective messages a thing of beauty as we each delivered the most eloquent of speeches to the class of 2020. I... Read more
The boys and I spent much of the weekend getting our hands dirty, digging in the dirt. We searched the backyard for potential patches of soil, certain one corner might just be right to harvest a batch of spinach seeds. After we’d found the perfect spot, one son sprayed water onto the hardened earth while the other dug a shovel into the ground, turning over tiny clumps, a few at a time. I struck the space with a hand trowel;... Read more
Well, hello friends! I think you’ll find today’s guest post to be both an invitation and a breath of fresh air – I know I did! Jane Dawson is a writer, an educator and a spiritual director in Ottawa, Canada; I love her perspective on faith, which includes a strong emphasis on and understanding of Judaism. Enjoy. — This year, as a spiritual practice, I decided to learn to say a modified version of the first two verses of the Shema prayer (Deuteronomy... Read more
Friends, it is a gift to bring you the voices of others, and today’s invitation to listen, learn and listen some more to justice and reconciliation advocate Ashlee’ Thomas is no exception. So, please, snuggle up, take notes and heed her words to us today. I know I am. Also, proceeds from today’s post go to RAICES. — About a year ago I was spending my 30th birthday with my favorite people, drinking a Pimm’s Cup, eating delicious food, and soaking... Read more
I don’t know about you, but as this new normal becomes more and more real by the day, my emotions are all over the place. I fluctuate between being my best, most fully alive self and completely losing my mind, not wanting this new normal to be the new normal, like, at all. I miss the life that existed a mere five weeks ago, even if I doubt whether this five-weeks ago life will ever return. And perhaps like you, when... Read more
Friends, I’ve got an unexpected treat for you today: although I usually only post once guest voice a week, you’re getting two this week. It may not come as much of a surprise, that as this season is likely hard for you, it’s hard for me too. Sometimes I feel like I’m going batty NOT writing, then when (and if) I get the time to sit down and write, I’m so exhausted, no words seem to pour out of my fingers. That’s okay.... Read more
Well friends, I’ve got a post that made me stop and pause …especially in such topsy-turvy, upside-down times like we find ourselves in now. What would it look like instead to stop and listen for just a second, through the barrage of noise that bombards us right now? My buddy Jeff Shankle has some raw thoughts for us, so y’all, pull up a chair and enjoy. — 100,000. 200,000. Less than SARS or more than H1N1. In about 6 months (or... Read more
My friend Ashley said something earlier this week that I haven’t been able to get out of my head: Right now, all we can do is count our joys and honor our griefs. This is the one thing, the only thing, she can do right now. I wish I could say the same – that I don’t explode in anger when all of this staying indoors and away from other humans doesn’t get the best of me. That I do... Read more
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