The Community Garden
Anxiety Isn’t a Sign that There’s Something Wrong With You
I'm excited to plant this poetic wisdom in our community garden from member Simone Rollins about a pathway from stuckness to freedom. As she writes in the introduction to her poem, which can serve as a mantra when we forget the simple yet most powerful tool of turning...
Cloud Watching: A Poem for the Community Garden
It is with great joy that I share this writing and poem from one of our long-term community members, George Lamb. Not much introduction is needed, for as you'll quickly learn as you read her writing and take in her beautiful photography, George is a shining gem:...
A Remedy for the Autumn Anxiety that Sensitives Feel
Autumn Anxiety It might seem a bit early to talk about autumn, but highly sensitive people feel the turn of the seasons during these first days of August, and it can often trigger Autumn Anxiety. As I shared on Instagram recently: Autumn is the season of nostalgia....
Puddle Jumping: Emily Marczak
I'm very excited to plant this week's flower in the Community Garden: a beautiful prose/poem by Emily Marczak called "Puddle Jumping." Emily sent this poem six days before her wedding when, as she said, she "had been grieving / reflecting on the passage of time and...
Paulina Galiardi: “One Day He’ll Move Out” and “Scapegoat”
I have been thinking a lot about you all lately: how I can better connect, what I would like to offer next, and different ways to utilize this space. There are some things I know: less screens; more contact in person. Less teaching; more sharing. Less general; more...