I like what this artist, Matthew G. Welter, says about carving wood: that cracks are glorious– “Cracks are at once the markers of imperfection and a welcome, random release of tension in an otherwise well-ordered reality. Cracks are justification for, and acceptance of forces we cannot control. Dodging them has led to some of this [...]

One place I find Wabi Sabi is in my “to do” list. If I need to get certain things done, and I just can’t get them done that day–either because of circumstances or because I just am not in the right (creative) frame of mind–I no longer force it.  I put it on the next [...]

By pure luck, here was our chance.

I really don’t think I have postpartum depression. Yet I certainly don’t have postpartum jubilation either.

To me, wabi sabi is a constant reminder to find the beauty in imperfection.

I can totally understand why families buy cheap meat in bulk. But this movie asks, what is the true cost of food?

I really do wish I could just blindly follow the AAP guidelines. It would have made the past year a heck of a lot easier. But my conscience would not allow it.

We need to surround the President with wholesome energy to negate the energy of the military/industrial complex, which is “very strong and does not generate peace and understanding.”

My husband has been taking over the bedtime routine on Monday night so that I can go to a ballet class. Even though getting there and getting started at the barre is a bit like kicking an old rusty Chevy truck into gear, I leave there floating and it seems like I float all the [...]

I have always felt that what I take in through my senses has a deep and lasting effect on my soul.