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Poetry Is Proof That Humans Exist

Poetry is proof that humans exist. Where else could poems come from? Many of you know that I find poetry to be a luminous guide and...

"It is not half so important to know as to feel..."

"...it is not half so important to know as to feel." - Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder If you can, pick up a copy of this book by...

"And... how is this perfect for you?"

While you may have heard this question before, from some other place, I credit my colleague, Jim Anderson, for this beautiful (and often...

Stanley Kunitz

"I heard someone say once, 'I'd rather look at a painting of a sky any day than the sky.' I have to say that's one of the more...

A New Day

“This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.” - Maya Angelou Oh, to greet each day with awe, honoring the vitality in...

Light It Up!

My jazz teacher, Paul Pieper, used this term and I liked it. When a musician is doing an improv solo, "light it up" means to play a solo...

Shut Up. Suit Up. Show Up.

Full credit for this sticky mantra Shut Up. Suit Up. Show Up goes to Dr. James Hollis, prolific Jungian writer, therapist, and lecturer....