Category: Spirit

The Cost of Bearing Witness

How one sees the past year depends upon how deeply you look into what happened. Most people in this country don't delve into issues like environmental chaos, rising authoritarianism, and war. That is aided by labeling those who insist on learning these things as "woke." Aided by news and social media that doesn't cover these … Continue reading The Cost of Bearing Witness →

As the Light of the World Seems to Flicker

As the Light of the world seems to flicker, the Light of art shines more brightly. Following are some seemingly disparate examples of Light. But they are all interconnected, as we are all interconnected. Poetry I have resigned as poetry editor of The New York Times Magazine.   The Israeli state's U.S-backed war against the people of … Continue reading As the Light of the World Seems to Flicker →

The creative process and creativity as spiritual practice

This morning, my Quaker meeting will discuss the creative process and creativity as spiritual practice. This has become the focus of what I'm led to write this morning. Emergence Magazine NOTE FROM THE EDITORS It has always been a radical act to share stories during dark times. They are regenerative spaces of creation and renewal. … Continue reading The creative process and creativity as spiritual practice →

Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience

[Note: This is a continuation of a series I’ve been writing about resilience based on THE RESILIENCE WE WANT, A Guide to Making Your Community Space into a Hub for Local Resilience and Mutual Aid.] Before getting more into the details of the guide to make your community a hub for resilience, I'd like to express more fully … Continue reading Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience →

Prairie Awakening/Prairie Awoke 2023

“All of my Relatives” UPDATE Lance Foster will not be able to attend the celebration this year. Dallas Chief Eagle will share his Hoop Dance presentation and an audience-participation Hoop Dance with a bonfire. A rehabilitated raptor and tagged migrating monarchs will be released. As traditions direct, we will sit together, in the tallgrass prairie … Continue reading Prairie Awakening/Prairie Awoke 2023 →

Wind-Words. Into the world of wind

Continuing this series about wind-words, I'll explain how this writing impacts me. I'm always looking for ways to express and share spirituality. That began when I was about 8 years old and had a spiritual experience at my Quaker meeting, Bear Creek Friends. For about the past ten years I've written nearly daily, exploring spirituality … Continue reading Wind-Words. Into the world of wind →

Speaking Wind-Words and Assimilation

This is the continuation of yesterday's post, Speaking Wind-Words. I was struck by the words of N. Scott Momady, the Kiowa novelist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. "Can you hear the voice of the wind? In what direction is it telling you to go?" I don't like to interrupt when I … Continue reading Speaking Wind-Words and Assimilation →