Everything Falls Away by Parker J. Palmer

Everything Falls Away by Parker J. Palmer

Jan 21, 2024 | Poetry

Sooner or later, everything falls away. You, the work you’ve done, your successes, large and small, your failures, too. Those moments when you were light, alongside the times you became one with the night. The friends, the people you loved who loved you, those who...
Dear Human

Dear Human

Dec 17, 2023 | Poetry, Self-Compassion

Dear Human: You’ve got it all wrong. You didn’t come here to master unconditional love. That is where you came from and where you’ll return. You came here to learn personal love. Universal love. Messy love. Sweaty love. Crazy love. Broken love. Whole love.  Infused...
Everything Falls Away by Parker J. Palmer

The Cure by Albert Huffstickler

Nov 16, 2023 | Poetry, Self-Compassion

We think we get over things. We don’t get over things. Or say, we get over the measles but not a broken heart. We need to make that distinction. The things that become part of our experience never become less a part of our experience. How can I say it? The way to “get...
I Wonder by Derek Tasker

I Wonder by Derek Tasker

Oct 6, 2023 | Poetry, Self-Compassion

I wonder what would happen if I treated everyone like I was in love With them, whether I liked them or not And whether they respond or not and no matter What they say or do to me, and even if I see Things in them that are ugly, twisted, petty, Cruel, vain, deceitful,...
It’s Okay by Matt Haig

It’s Okay by Matt Haig

Oct 6, 2023 | Poetry, Self-Compassion

I first heard this poem while on a silent meditation retreat with Dr. Mark Sherman on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.  It resonated with me and ‘it’s okay’ became a soothing mantra that stayed with me all day. It’s Okay by Matt Haig It’s...
Hold Out Your Hand by Julia Fehrenbacher

Hold Out Your Hand by Julia Fehrenbacher

Sep 15, 2023 | Mindfulness, Poetry

Let’s forget the world for a while fall back and back into the hush and holy of now are you listening? This breath invites you to write the first word of your new story your new story begins with this: You matter you are needed—empty and naked willing to say yes...