Quote for Today: Martin Buber
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. —Martin Buber,The Legend of the Baal-Shem
Quote for Today: Lavinia Spalding
There’s something profoundly intense and intoxicating about friendship found en route. It’s the bond that arises from being thrust into uncomfortable circumstances, and the vulnerability of trusting others to navigate …
Quote for Today: Roger Zelazny
Life is full of doors that don’t open when you knock, equally spaced amid those that open when you don’t want them to. ―Roger Zelazny, Blood of Amber
Quote for Today: Walt Whitman
I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness. All seems beautiful to me. Whoever denies me, it shall not trouble me; Whoever …
Quote for Today: Margaret Atwood
Beginnings are sudden, but also insidious. They creep up on you sideways, they keep to the shadows, they lurk unrecognized. Then, later, they spring. ―Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
Expectation, Fear and Empathy: Cloud by Katherine McDaniel
Sharing new work can be both a frightening part of the creative process and a moment full of blissful surprise. This poem tells of the swirling feelings of expectation, disappointment, and wonder that are part …
Drawing from the Subconscious: Metamorphic Fairies from Synkroniciti
We often limit our creativity to the fields in which we are trained. Can exploring new territory enrich our experience? Last fall I was attending a concert, a lovely performance, while exhausted and …
Quote for Today: Gina Lake
What a surprise it is to discover that you have never needed to strive to survive and be happy after all. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, who discovered that …
Quote for Today: Anne Lamott
Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible. If you …
Quote for Today: Dan Chaon
I’ve been talking to myself a lot lately. I don’t know what that’s about, but my mother was the same way. She hated to make small talk with other people, …