I wanted the past to go away, I wanted

to leave it, like another country; I wanted

my life to close, and open

like a hinge, like a wing, like the part of the song

where it falls

down over the rocks: an explosion, a discovery;

I wanted

to hurry into the work of my life; I wanted to know,

whoever I was, I was

alive

for a little while.

~Mary Oliver

when it’s ok to believe in hope…

inquiry for today~ what is your measure of peacefulness?

a living sanctuary….

Notes for radical living:

Make friends with chaos

Hold a calm mind

Let things shake

Forgive human frailty

Champion second chances

Defy unkindness

Reverence fellowship

Listen to the quiet

Respect the young

Seek growth

Dance daily

Bless the handmaid

Sing into pain

Challenge assumptions

Follow the wind

Look upwards

Swoon under clouds

Feel your courage

Be trustworthy

Take care of yourself

Believe in goodness

Head for the light

~Tilda Swinton