When a mother redwood tree falls, from her roots a ring of saplings springs up, called a fairy ring. And when that ring grows up, it is called a cathedral. I was able to gather with dear family and friends recently, and had a vivid image of our roots, all intertwined, holding each other up. […]
Friendship is a sheltering tree. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sometimes friendship is a welcoming pine amidst a crowded forest, offering a pocket of quiet soft ground beneath. Sometimes friendship is a giant old oak, gnarled and craggy and missing a branch or two, but still standing strong and holding a […]
I have a big birthday coming up, which naturally leads to all kinds of reflection. It’s great to think of the long arc of endeavor in life, of all that’s been tried and some that’s been accomplished. But it’s even more wonderful to consider the long arc of luck. This passage by John O’Donohue steered […]