“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life.” … Continue reading
My Love Was Greater
My love for you was greater than the riptide memories of before. My love for you was greater than the handicapped countdown to when this would end. My love for you was greater than the many-footed tarantula tickling fear out of the Truth. …or, the teardrops that would form in your remembrance… …or, the illusion … Continue reading
The Edge of the World
the cliff, the edge, the persistence of the waves — crashing; fluidity meeting solidness and where they meet: weathering, tumbling, merging into shell spirals and into star rays who patiently glide along the ocean floor. then, tentacle tongues wrapping themselves with curiosity around anything that moves. the persistence of the waves — crashing; fluidity meeting … Continue reading
Monarch
This bush is alive. This bush is alive with orange fans waving like over-heated antebellum charmers flashing smiles between wing beats that send me into a cacoon dreaming of flowering sweet tea fountains sticky and gooey with life. This bush is alive; reaching out its floral fingers into the air so they can drink of … Continue reading
Notes on Transformation
This weekend at Esalen has been packed with amazing speakers; their presence so powerful, it feels that they are talking directly to me, as if in a private conversation. I happen to be at Esalen during its annual fund-raiser. The speakers this year have more to do with social engagement than ever before (at least … Continue reading
Blackberry Jam
The ultimate urban forage experience for me in San Francisco is to go blackberry picking. And, this is my fourth year in a row to harvest those tangy, wild blackberries in the city. Blackberry season in this area runs from about early July to early October. I normally go to Glen Park or the Presidio … Continue reading
Finding the Heart Throne
Sometime in March of this year, a friend of mine came over for dinner to talk about his break-up. And, of course I was reminded about my own break-ups (both peaceful and not-so-peaceful, depending), my parent’s messy divorce, and my mother’s quite harmonious second marriage. A slurry of possible outcomes and scenarios of relationships swirled … Continue reading
Them’s Kissin’ Words
We crave sound waves… Words mingling, tongues tingling with fresh thoughts not store bought. Words kissing air as vowels stop and stare. An interjection’s connection — an afternoon’s verbal reflection. September 2006
Live Alcohol for Liver Lovin’
Stephen Buhner’s book “Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers” is such a fascinating read. I wish I could have read this book years ago upon my discovery of conventional, distilled or pasteurized alcohol. This book would have been an excellent tool to navigate inebriating substances. He covers many traditional ways of fermenting various plant substances to … Continue reading
Visualization on Family Lineage
I was just discussing family and the role of children in family with a friend. During our discussion I came up with an interesting metaphor for the way that families pass down energetic “packages” to their children. Of course, many spiritual practices and religions have something akin to this concept — like ancestral karma in … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 