when did you stop being a poet?
April’s poemapalooza continues with Naomi Shihab Nye, one of my favorite poets, invoking William Stafford’s question: “When did you stop being a poet?” When, indeed?
Current Class Offerings
Classes and events I am currently offering – I hope they will be of interest! Becoming Bendy (starts April 9, 2013, online) – Is weight an issue for you? Would you like to get to root stories about your body, food, movement, and wellness? This successful online class and community …
your daily rock : it is entirely up to me
“To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility.” -Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men You can’t always choose your circumstances. But you are always in choice about how you are in those circumstances. Choose well. Because that choice is entirely up to you. And, over time, that …
Let the poemapalooza begin!
April is National Poetry Month. I know, I know. You don’t do poetry. You lost the urge for it when your English teacher made you beat it senseless. Come back to the word that captures a world. Each April I feature a poem every day …
your daily rock : shine
“Some of these kids just don’t plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time.” -Dave Eggers Sometimes when we hear the word “shine,” we think of …
your daily rock : love your sweet self
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits–anything that kept me small. My judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” -Kim McMillen Today, show love to yourself by beginning to leave whatever isn’t healthy. Love, …
your daily rock : shake them off
“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.” -Anonymous When we get hurt by others, we have a choice: we can welcome them into our …
your daily rock : be a conscious explorer.
“You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.” -Terence McKenna Be conscious. Explore. …
your daily rock : give free hugs
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth…” -Virginia Satir One of the most remarkable moments in my life was centered around free hugs. I can still remember the moment when my daughter Emma …
your daily rock : help me understand
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” -Abraham Lincoln There are so many things we don’t know. Is it possible to walk toward those things with a curiosity rather than a condemnation? Is it possible to walk toward them with a sense of wonder rather …
