I’ve intentionally spent time in varied landscapes this summer, which has led to a more vivid appreciation of the uniqueness and unity of our natural world. Here is the second in a series of blessings based on these places. Blessing of the Mountains May the thin sharp air clear our confusion May the […]
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 […]
Dear Honeybees, On this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, I share with you John O’Donohue’s blessed Blessing (Beannacht). On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to […]
To Come Home to Yourself – John O’Donohue May all that is unforgiven in you Be released. May your fears yield Their deepest tranquilities. May all that is unlived in you Blossom into a future Graced with love. Dear Honeybees, on this edge of spring, we bring you this blessing […]