Beautiful in its red plumage, unaware. We watched in shock as it moved from the magnolia tree and flew straight towards the window. With certainty, it used its beak to …
Polished
A few years ago, my dad’s sister sent him a trophy their father had earned in 1929. It was deeply tarnished. The black layer had crept like lichen over every …
Complete the Cycle
You’ve likely noticed it. It’s an itch when something didn’t end the way you thought it would. Or when there’s an idea, project, or conversation that you’re not done having…yet. …
All the good things
Melting ice cream on my tongue Candlelight Reconnections that pick up right where they left off Not being forgotten Being loved Learning Stretching just beyond a comfort zone Forgiveness Seeing …
Horizons
I thought I was obsessed with sunrises. The space where the day meets the night. The canvas of opportunity. Hope that awaits. But I think I was mistaken. I’m not …
Standing at the Edge of the Unknown
I’m on the down-drop of a roller coaster. Vacuum space in my gut, then my heart. Is it fear? No, I think it’s space. Expansive, wide-open. Possibility panoramas. My heart, …
Catch the bounce
Isn’t that what we’re talking about here? That deep soul desire to experience the exponential Something that we, ourselves, could never have done all alone? It brings to mind the …
Sky Birds
“Soar,” they said. Just as I raised my eyes from the dirty mug in the sink. Just in time to see Formation outside the window. Not the usual birds from …
Walk in the rain
In my mid-20s, the company I worked for closed its office in Colorado. I was given an opportunity to relocate to one of their other U.S. locations. I chose Portland, …