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And Then There Is What Claims Us

We claim themes and patterns. And also, they claim us. Right?

Wander is one of those for me (thx for the pre-loved shirt Roq). I claim Wander — the beauty, the pace, the wonder. I claim a certain amount of mystery in life. An amount of unseen. An amount of unseeable.

And wander claims me. We’ve become good neighbors. It invites me to live with, walk with, explore with, cry with, play with, sing with. It invites me to life.

I’ve been in a serious wander the last five days. With men. In the back and high country near Salmon, Idaho. Thx Unplugged.

And then the others that claim us. For me, Belonging. Becoming. Circle. Connection. Courage. Compassion.

And, and.

It seems to me that we are meant to be claimed. By people. By situations. By notions. It’s got everything to do with living a curious life. With being curious in our jobs, families, ass-kicking moments, delight-drenching moments.

I explore all of these things — with great folk that show up — in my Becoming & Belonging Series.

Come claim. Come be claimed. As inspired.

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So Ripe With Joy

Remembering this moment. Saturday. Iron Lake, Idaho. The quiet of morning. Stacking / balancing a few stones (thx Chris Corrigan for introducing me to such many years ago). Ripe with joy.

Remembering this poem to, For When People Ask, by Colorado Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. Thx Jesikah for posting earlier.

I want a word that means
okay and not okay,
more than that: a word that means
devastated and stunned with joy.
I want the word that says
I feel it all all at once.
The heart is not like a songbird
singing only one note at a time,
more like a Tuvan throat singer
able to sing both a drone
and simultaneously
two or three harmonics high above it—
a sound, the Tuvans say,
that gives the impression
of wind swirling among rocks.
The heart understands swirl,
how the churning of opposite feelings
weaves through us like an insistent breeze
leads us wordlessly deeper into ourselves,
blesses us with paradox
so we might walk more openly
into this world so rife with devastation,
this world so ripe with joy.

And here we are.

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This Wild And Creative Heart

Whidbey Island. Hiking. Creative heart. Yearning wings.

A photo from earlier this summer. Hiking with my pals Roq and Sarah. Whidbey Island.

And a poem, a few words from recently. I love the way the sky reminds of such things.

I want
to set free
this wild and creative heart.

I want
to fly and glide
with these yearning wings.

I want
to know more fully
the sky’s openness.

Trusting
every inkling 
of invitation.

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Gifts of Circle - Question Cardsasd
Gifts of Circle is 30 short essays divided into 4 sections: 1) Circle's Bigger Purpose, 2) Circle's Practice, 3) Circle's First Requirements, and 4) Circle's Possibility for Men. From the Introduction: "Circle is what I turn to in the most comprehensive stories I know -- the stories of human beings trying to be kind and aware together, trying to make a difference in varied causes for which we need to go well together. Circle is also what I turn to in the most immediate needs that live right in front of me and in front of most of us -- sharing dreams and difficulties, exploring conflicts and coherences. Circle is what I turn to. Circle is what turns us to each other."

Question Cards is an accompanying tool to Gifts of Circle. Each card (34) offers a quote from the corresponding chapter in the book, followed by sample questions to grow your Circle hosting skills and to create connection, courage, and compassionate action among groups you host in Circle.

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In My Nature is a collection of 10 poems. From A Note of Beginning: "This collection of poems arises from the many conversations I've been having about nature. Nature as guide. Nature as wild. Nature as organized. I remain a human being that so appreciates a curious nature in people. That so appreciates questions that pick fruit from inner being, that gather insights and intuitions to a basket, and then brings the to table to be enjoyed and shared over the next week."

This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes)  quotes a few favorite passages from poems in In My Nature. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.

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Most Mornings is a collection of 37 poems. I loved writing them. From the introduction: "This collection of poems comes from some of my sense-making that so often happens in the morning, nurtured by overnight sleep. The poems sample practices. They sample learnings. They sample insights and discoveries. They sample dilemmas and concerns."

This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes)  quotes a few favorite passages from poems in Most Mornings. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.

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