“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting–over and over announcing your place in the family of things.” Mary Oliver’s words in “Wild Geese” came to me, surprising in this time of violence and burning. The world offers itself […]

Dear Friends, The problems with the online groups have been resolved. The links on the website now work for joining Zoom groups. Briefly, here’s what’s coming up. Sunday April 19, 10 am – Earth day talk at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield. Here is The zoom link. Password “dignity.” Sunday April 19, 4 pm – […]

Dear Friends, The Sunday discussion group is settling into a lovely pattern and a comfortable size. New people are still welcome, especially your friends; we won’t be doing broad publicity right now. The reading for this week is Charles Eisenstein’s “The Coronation” which offers deep hope about what the coronavirus could become, while not denying […]

Dear Friends, The Navajo Nation is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, and has asked for prayers this weekend, Easter weekend. They started at sunrise Saturday with fires, drumming, prayers, and songs. Please join in any way and time that works for you, and please share. I am including them in my morning chanting, have a […]

Hello! I’ve updated the links for events “The Gift of Fearlessness” Sunday afternoons, and “Introduction to Zen” Wednesday evenings. For either, go to https://zoom.us/my/shodo I strongly encourage an extra 5 minutes to deal with accessing the site. You do NOT have to download Zoom.

Dear Friends, I’d like to invite you to either or both of two Zoom groups: The Gift of Fearlessness: Conversations on the Pandemic Sundays at 4 pm Central Time beginning today, March 22.  Details here; link to the meeting room is here:   https://www.zoom.us/meeting/180323263.  If you don’t already have Zoom on your computer, come early and […]