Category Archives: Spirituality
Bitten at Yule-tide
Yesterday the news bug bit. Here are the results – stories on indigenous rights, literature, health rights, law and courts across the world, and more! The condensed listing directly links to articles. The extended version (“read more”) is indexed with … Continue reading
Of Osiris
This post is part of a series. See “Intermittent” for details. Saturday, 18 October Morning. Bus trip with a club through the Ardennes. The moon still shows on a blue sky over autumn trees. Mist covers fields. Muddy cows graze. … Continue reading
Falling
1 October 2008 A lit candle sits before me, and I am grateful for the fall’s blessings. For there to be possibility, we must leave some paths; to pursue one path for a time means to leave other paths behind. … Continue reading
Spirituality & Religion, Part 2
The question is, how do we engage our spirituality as a space of the internal rather than as an object harnessed by the external–by institutions like religion and education? “I have come to believe that every one of us is … Continue reading
Spirituality & Religion
I want to begin a difficult yet basic conversation about spirituality and religion. In part, because of my own journey through institutions (primarily religion, education, and marriage), and what those experiences collectively are teaching me to carve a life in … Continue reading
Fear
I began this poem in the Hiawatha Forest (Trout Lake, MI) and finished it during the Women-of-Color Self-Directed Writers Retreat at the Leaven Center (Lyons, MI). Thanks to Deena, Damita, Jenn, and Resa for feedback on its final form! ********************************************************************* … Continue reading
POSITIVITY
Note: This poem emerged late last summer while I was in Belgium. The poem served as a mantra through a challenging time. Being apart from loved ones, an ocean between us, clearly teaches the finiteness of our control. The poem … Continue reading