The season of spring is vigorous and forceful because things have to grow. We need to move like the wind and in fact, wind is the weather of spring. Spring is the the color of bright green, the element is wood, and the organ is liver. Liver’s partner is the gall bladder. Anger is associated… Continue reading Liver spring
Tag: wisdom
That Clear and Certain Sound
By Pamela Haines Book review by Mary Ann Petersen What rings true? Something with “that clear and certain sound.” This book by Pamela Haines is short and dense with content. It is part of the series Quaker Quicks. As Haines describes it, she assembled the book from a series of essays and meditations she had composed over… Continue reading That Clear and Certain Sound
Lower the temp; raise the vibe
I think one reason mask wearing became controversial is because it was an act of respect and half of Americans didn’t want to. It was inconvenient. To be asked to put a mask over your blowhole to resist spraying others nearby was viewed as so totally unreasonable it actually got people killed. I’ve come up… Continue reading Lower the temp; raise the vibe
Office Hours
I’m holding office hours Saturdays 11:00-1:00. Drop-in, in-person or zoom option. Stop by if you need to check-in. No need to sign up in advance. Keeping office hours creates a window for inquiry. A structured framework for interaction. I have friends who host office hours. They said often no one comes. I am prepared to… Continue reading Office Hours
Fan letters
I dried my bed sheets on a stool in front of my stove like it was 1850. It was not. It was 2022 and my dryer is broken. I’d pass them every few times an hour and rotate them on the stool, which turned out to be grounding and pleasant and much less energy use… Continue reading Fan letters
Thresholds
In the darkness of winter, I have many questions. I woke up wondering if snowy owl should be capitalized. It shouldn’t. Mona Lisa should be capitalized. Big Dipper is capitalized. Plants and animals are less consistent. Aside from punctuation, I wonder about how we’ve been trained to not speak negatively and how sometimes this is… Continue reading Thresholds
Passing through
To make courageous decisions I practice feeling temporary. Pretend life is temporary and eventually none of this will matter. Imagine we are here a very short time and then disappear leaving no trace. I practice doing now what I feel drawn to. I am not going to be remembered. We are all hounded relentlessly by bullshit… Continue reading Passing through
Quaker book review
Quakers Do What! Why? by Rhiannon Grant Reviewed by Mary Ann Petersen I am convinced again, Friends! Credit goes to Quakers Do What! Why?, a 72-page booklet from Quaker Quicks, written by Rhiannon Grant. In it, she takes the reader through a wide range of beliefs and practices of unprogrammed Quakers, using a friendly, conversational… Continue reading Quaker book review
Comfort within
A man made bird sounds on an early morning bird walk. He tweeted, squeaked, squawked, whistled, buzzed and whooshed with his mouth making him my favorite bird that morning. A couple weeks ago, two people I’ve never met stood at my front fence and voiced observations: “I love your squash forest!”“I love your amaranth! It… Continue reading Comfort within
A fertile dormant time
I recently realized I am not of the purely science or purely faith parties. What I seek is the party of wisdom. I vote for wisdom. I want my insight to go beyond contemporary agreements. Let us look through the lens of maturity. Can we go deeper than fierce loyalties toward perceived data within passing… Continue reading A fertile dormant time