losing its name a river enters the sea John Sandbach Rivers talk.  Even though humans have built grand and quaint bridges and have constructed dams, the rivers continue to tell the story of life.   They fluently converse with the mountains and marshlands, and many...

It is there that our hearts are set, In the expanse of the heavens. Pawnee Wisdom Translated by Frances Densmore   Large shadows covered the pathway along the road.  I felt as though I was walking through a tapestry of grayness.  The long, slate-colored shapes...

If you want money more than anything, you’ll be bought and sold. If you have a greed for food, you’ll be a loaf of bread. This is a subtle truth: whatever you love, you are. Rumi Translated by Coleman Barks It seemed odd that a gaggle of wild Canadian geese was...

Imagine this caterpillar transforming into a winged being.

Drumsound rises on the air, its throb, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, “I know you’re tired, but come. This is the way.” Rumi Translated by Coleman Barks It was a still morning, with a few ripples in the wide expanse of the nearby waters.  On the far horizon...

Each hoof-print was clear and even.

Many cultures have revered the spider for modeling timeless qualities such as patience.

Lit up by the Light.

Life’s secrets are hidden within ordinary moments.