your daily rock : feel the rhythm.
The blood in your veins dances a sweet rhythm. The birds flying by on their way South have their own rhythm. The way your eyes fall on the face of your beloved–that’s a rhythm all its own. Dare we dance? As Jack Kerouac once wrote, “Jumping from boulder to boulder and …
simple saturday.
In the last quarter of 2013, we got rid of half of what we owned, moved to a smaller house, and are focusing on simplicity. Each Saturday, I will document some of the ongoing changes we are making to simplify, step off the consumerism wheel, and open more space for experiences …
your daily rock : get messy!
When she was about 5 years old, I came upon Tess in the backyard sitting inside a big flowerpot with a hose pouring water into the dirt around her. She saw me and stood up, triumphant, with the hose spraying up into the air above her, covered completely in mud. …
your daily rock : create your own tribe
One of our deepest human desires is to belong. And belonging can take many forms. One of our deepest human fears is that we don’t belong. And not belonging can take many forms. One of our deepest human understandings is that the structures of belonging we call community can be …
your daily rock : make it your own
I remember the first time I ever saw an Art Car, covered in mosaic and paint and silver and gold. “But you can’t do that!” I remember thinking to myself, as if cars were sacrosanct. Perhaps it was all those Saturdays washing our family car with our father, cleaning the …
your daily rock : let your life be a poem.
You may not consider yourself an artist, but you are. Every day you are creating your life, your story. As Osho wrote, a statement with which I began my book, Creative is a Verb: “When I say be creative I don’t mean that you should all go and become great …
your daily rock : say something
We talk about finding our voice. But we have a voice; it isn’t lost. We’re just not using it. Say something. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : be someone’s angel
“Angels have no philosophy but love.” -Terri Guillemets We all need an angel every one in a while. Someone to look out for us, to help us, to grace us with their presence, to show us love. Sometimes angels are just watching and know what we most need. Sometimes they intuit …
your daily rock : think fresh thoughts
Read a magazine you’ve never read before, one you don’t think will be of interest to you. Notice what you notice. Look at things upside down or sideways today–alter your perspective. Notice what you notice. Imagine all the uses you can think of for a chair. What could it be …
simple saturday
This fall has been a simplifying of great proportion for my family. The opening of space that “shedding” process left us with is so satisfying. It feels like we’ve gotten off a big merry-go-round. There is more to do, so on Saturdays in this new year, I will document some …
