On Doing What You Fear
A few weeks ago I did some backpacking for the first time in 31 years. Turns out that when you raise your children with lots of exposure...
Gratitude as a Buoy
Recently, while taking some quiet reflection time, I decided to focus on gratitude. My mind immediately began scrolling through a list...
On Fathers
Here, for Father’s Day, are two nested meditations from my first book, Divinity in Disguise, and one non-nested poem. Enjoy! (If you’re...
The Tulip and the Tulip Tree: A Story for Anyone Who's Ever Compared His or Her Life to Another&
A tulip was planted in a garden beneath a towering tree. Each morning all through the month of May its blossoms unfurled. It was a joy to...
Intentional Friendship: One of Life's Purest Gifts
Twenty years ago I called a friend I’d already known for fifteen years and said, “You’re my best friend, but we’ve dwindled down to a...
Why I Need to Be Heavily Meditated
(light through trees photo copyright 2016 by Hannah Natzke) Don’t you just love the medication ads on television that tell you how...
