Thinking and Seeing for Better Being
Daily writing promptHow would you design the city of the future?View all responses What if the city of the future wasn’t a gleaming utopia of steel and speed, but a humble haven where even the weeds in your soul could find grace? Beneath every dream city lies the grit of construction. Outside my window, workers... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do you express your gratitude?View all responses On Salmon, Firelight, and the Gifts We Don’t Earn The ferry dropped us here—with little gear, full hearts, and no real plan. The island would teach us what we needed. We didn’t set out to be minimalist prophets.We just wanted to make it to the... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to be truly seen? We don’t outgrow the need to be seen.We just get better at pretending we don’t need it. But sometimes a story—or a line from a stranger’s blog—uncovers something buried.Something like a boy, a crayon, and a lion no one believed he drew. The Lion I was four.... Continue Reading →
About Power, Presence, and Paying Attention How do you feel about cold weather? Come closer. Snow-wrapped trees, still and listening. Feel the sting of a winter that doesn’t ask permission. In Mapleton, cold wasn’t just weather—it was a presence. A character. A kind of teacher.It piled snow into drifts taller than a boy and dared... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHave you ever been camping?View all responses Sometimes the best memories are made when we lose what we thought we needed. Some of my earliest camping memories feel almost mythic now. We had a heavy canvas tent that reminded me a little of a circus tent—likely something my father hauled back from his... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite restaurant?View all responses Goats on the Roof and Grace on the Table What a Swedish pancake house, a rain-slick roof, and a sticky apple juice spill taught me about real nourishment Not a chef, not a critic… just forming Back in my twenties, I worked at a Swedish restaurant... Continue Reading →
While Waiting Originally written: February 16, 2011 I went to the mall to purchase a gift card from a store aimed squarely at teens. Honestly, it might be more accurate to call it Forever 12, but that name probably wouldn’t pull the same numbers. A few things disturbed me. First—the lines. Long, winding, relentless. The... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhich animal would you compare yourself to and why?View all responses An Encounter in Maine The Slow-Moving, Wise (and Occasionally Confused) Bear If I had to compare myself to an animal, I’d love to pick something impressive—an eagle, slicing through the sky with laser focus, or a lion, roaring orders like a king.... Continue Reading →
Forming 2.0 