Clarity of Light

Good Morning 2020, Vision Board

Signs, 2015

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.

And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets into you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green
and azure blue,
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
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And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.          

by John O'Donohue (​For Josie, my mother)


Dear Writerly Friends,  I look forward to our work, gatherings and adventures together this coming year. Please know that your time and efforts with crafting  words and writing stories  matters a great deal in this world. "Each day, our tribe of language holds what we call the 'world' together."  –John O'Donohue
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​Mr Roger’s 10 Precepts -- 
Be Deep and Simple.
Be Kind to Strangers (even the stranger in yourself)
Make a Joyful Noise
Tell the Truth
Connect with Other People Every Way You Can
Love Your Neighbors
Find the Light in the Darkness
Always See the Ver Best in Other People
Accept the Changing Seasons
Share what You’ve Learned (All your Life). ​

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