The Art of Sequencing
One of the essential elements of creating and teaching any program, is the delicate art of rhythm, timing, and sequence. It forms the beating pulse of deep learning. Back when I trained teachers, this trifecta of rhythm, timing and sequencing was one that my students...
Birthday gifts, from me to you
It's my birthday! And I have gifts for you that I trust will remind you to play, laugh, and bathe in your own splendid, squirmy delight. We sometimes forget, in the midst of the daily noise, who we really are and why we chose to make ourselves at home in this...
Goodbye, Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney died in Dublin today. He was a poet whose work has been central to the development of my own poetic vision, and who enriched our world immensely through his work and his life. He was a man who loved the world with the most tender attention, finding the...
Make your life a celebration
Celebrating
I spent this weekend at a beloved friend's wedding. Her community, and that of her new husband, gathered to celebrate their joy, their love, and the birth of their new family. There are primal forces that lend their power and blessing to any birth. Devas of Earth and...
Close Encounters with Miracles
"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." --C. S. Lewis We live in a world of constantly unfolding miracles. And yet, we struggle to give shape to our dreams,...
Bless yourself, arriving
Today, let the descending spiral of this week lead you home, to your own tender heart. Trace the pathway that has brought you here -- trace it with your fingertip, on the palm of your hand. Monday's promise, unfurling light. Tuesday's thunder shower, erasing the sky....