Creative Writing
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Like a River
This past year, I read John O’Donohue’s poem “Fluent” for the first time, and it hit me right in the…
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Shadow Work
Shadow work refers to any process that makes the unconscious conscious. Examples of modern shadow work practices include the work…
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How to Keep Cool When it’s Hot Hot Hot
What are your tricks to beat Summer heat? Iced coffee, salads, and popsicle treats? Sprinklers, water hoses cooling hot feet?…
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Writing—not just for writers!
You don’t have to wake up at ungodly hours, hunch over your keyboard, tap out hundreds of words, and then…
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Poetry on Impermanence
Thank you to Michael Bridges and Stan Kozakowski for sharing the following poems from their guided hike in November 2023.…
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Reflections on Impermanence
The only constant in life is change. It is a well-known saying — and undeniably true. As the last of…
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Conceptual Journey
What is taken for granted? What goes quicker than we thought? What can be wasted the most?…
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Time
A warm sweater coat, wrapped around me like my grandmother’s arms, flapping in the wind as I…
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What is Fifteen Minutes?
Albert Einstein said, “Time only exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Until recently, I took this time-is-just-a-construct attitude…
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Funhouse Mirror Repair
The poem below is a love note generated from multitudes of conversations with…
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Writing a Tribute or Praise Poem
Eulogies provide an opportunity to reflect on a person’s life, sharing who they were and what they meant to us.…
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Everyday Eulogy: Open-Hearted, Expressive Practices for a Kinder World
In all our interactions, we have an opportunity to share the kindnesses that naturally arise in our hearts or to…
