Hi friends! Quick time-sensitive announcement: My workshop, “Partnering with your Creativity,” has been postponed to Wednesday, April 24th at 11am PST. Learn more & sign-up here!
For paid readers: Today’s letter ends with the Zoom link for our next Resiliency Circle gathering, which happens on Wednesday, March 20th at 5:15pm PST. (And to all readers: if a monthly burst of creative nourishment in real time sounds *just right,* consider upgrading to a paid subscription and joining us!)
Sonnet written after Mary Oliver
Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter, even in the ashy city. from “Starlings in Winter”
I feel my boots trying to leave the ground I feel my boots trying to leave the earth I feel my boots trying to leave the past I feel my boots trying to leave instruction I feel my heart trying to spring forward I feel my heart trying to fall back I feel my heart trying to wear boots I feel my heart trying to confirm something I feel the wind talking to my face I feel the wind talking to my feet I feel the wind talking to the air The world in conversation with itself Everything echoes: the danger, the honor, the rise The silent confirmation, the spinning, the grief, the light
with continued gratitude to Drew Myron & the Wednesday writing crew
The Resiliency Circle - Creative Attunement
Wednesday, March 20th: Shifting into spring (5:15pm PST / 8:15pm EST)
Let’s welcome this potent seasonal shift into our creative channel and onto the page. Expect guided writing & group reflection similar to the format of the original CRC gatherings from last year.
What’s inspiring my curriculum this month: Curiosity. Nature’s timing (patience! invisible growth!). New interests & enthusiasms & obsessions. How to generate / till / sow our own inspiration. Self-reliance. Discovery. Spider energy. Starling energy. Frolicking baby cow energy. Greeting the world as greeting the self. Greeting the self as greeting the world. The ospreys will be returning soon.