Monthly Archives: February 2010

I had the privilege yesterday of spending time at two events led by J.Philip Newell, author, poet and former warden of the Iona community on the island of Iona, Scotland. I have long been a follower of his work which … Continue reading →

In this morning's Star Tribune newspaper, I was interested in Deb Brown's article debunking certain plant facts or fiction. I was particularly drawn to several paragraphs about talking to your plants. Now this is an idea that has been around … Continue reading →

There is an interesting and somewhat dangerous experience that happens in the waning days of winter. In places where the pavement of the road contracts and is often pummeled with salt and other chemicals, large potholes grow at an alarming … Continue reading →

People in Minnesota and like climes are getting antsy for spring. I saw several people carrying bouquets of tulips over the weekend. No doubt they were bringing some signs of this longed for season into their homes to add color … Continue reading →

"The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw-and knew I saw-all things in God and God in all things."  ~Mechtild of Magdeburg Here we are two days into Lent. How is it going for you? Some people … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was standing in line at a neighborhood post office. I love going to this particular post office because it is like taking a side trip to the United Nations. There are so many different cultures represented, faces of … Continue reading →

"All we have in life is life. Things-the cars, the houses, the education, the jobs, the money-come and go, turn into dust between our fingers, change and disappear….the secret of life….is that it must be developed from the inside out." … Continue reading →

We are now in the grip of February. All memory of the the festivities of Christmas and the New Year seem to have faded. This weekend we celebrated Valentine's Day. So all the days which break up the seeming endlessness … Continue reading →

"Be like the birdThat, pausing in her flightAwhile on boughs too slight,Feels them give wayBeneath her and yet sings,Knowing that she hath wings."~Victor Hugo I have been doing some mid-winter decluttering. In a bag of letters I found this poem … Continue reading →

“God said “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years and serve as luminaries in the sky, to shed light upon the … Continue reading →