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 on 37days. It is my …
A life reboot, writ large.
Rebooting my life. from Patti Digh on Vimeo. I had a heart attack in January 2016. A significant one. The artery they call the “widow-maker” was 90% blocked. I’m very lucky to be here, especially given my doctor’s response to my complaints of chest pain the day before I landed …
Mourning a loss.
One year ago today my friend, Laurie Foley, died. She and I were in touch daily, often many times a day, and the void is enormous. I long to call and find out her take on what’s happening in the world, and ask her advice. I long to hear her …
Life is a Verb Camp is now open for registration!
Life is a Verb Camp is a place to relax into who you really are. “Come as you are” is our unofficial motto. We gather from around the world once a year to build community, create, learn, and share. If you’d like to learn more about Life is a Verb …
do you have last minute gifts to get?
I’m not a big shopper. I can’t remember the last time John and I exchanged gifts at Christmas, and we don’t buy a lot for the kids, either. So perhaps I’m the least likely person to compile a gift-giving guide. But when I do give a gift, it’s with intention, …
2017 Hard Conversations Book Club Reading List Announced
I’ve just announced the 2017 reading list for the Hard Conversations Book Group. Feel free to join us! The book group is free and we meet by teleconference call the 3rd Sunday of each month from 8-9pm Eastern to discuss that month’s book. Our focus in 2017 is on books …
Thanksgiving dinner dialogue. Are you ready for it?
Preparing For Thanksgiving With People Whose Viewpoints Are Not Like Your Own Important: The group, “Stand up for Racial Justice” is committed to helping you over your Thanksgiving meal. Go here for info on how to access the resources they are committing to helping you, and check out the text …
Thanksgiving, the vegan way.
Thanksgiving Ponderings at our house: Tofurkey (the children insist) With Vegan Gravy And maybe some Vegan dinner rolls And definitely some Vegan Stuffing with Cauliflower salad Or Whole roasted cauliflower with pomegranate seeds Or Roasted squash-pecan-pomegranate salad And Vegan Garlic Mashed Potatoes With, perhaps, Vegan Green Bean Casserole Or, more …
What is the unmet need that has just been expressed?
I wish I could say that I am shocked by the racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, and white supremacy in this country that led, in part, to the election of Donald Trump, but I am not. Having done diversity work for 30+ years, I am not shocked by the …
Walking into this new day.
We have a lot of work to do. To my friends who are people of color, who are gay or lesbian or transgender or gender queer or anywhere on the sexual orientation continuum that is not straight, to my friends who are Muslim or Jewish or anything that is not …
