Open works of art engage us as participants in and not mere observers of creativity. To live that way lies at the heart of building community.… Read More

Every crisis bears within it both brokenness and hope. To act upon the hope within it is a renaissance of imagination, of life itself.… Read More

Such a lovely, fun holiday starts this week. The lighting of candles. The eating of rich, indulgent foods like potato latkes and sufganiyot.… Read More

When we make ourselves vulnerable to a struggle between our self-centered anxieties and our sacred possibilities, we can access new dimensions of courage, resilience and compassion.… Read More

This week many of us will sit around a table of thanksgiving with family and friends. It is an opportunity to reflect on a world that is other than we might wish it to be and to imagine the possibilities nurtured by hope.… Read More

To live our questions, rather than rush to answer them, becomes their own resolve.… Read More

With each act that takes responsibility for life we lessen despair’s grip on us and increase our capacity to imagine both ourselves and the world being different than it is now.… Read More

We walk through a life often far more foggy than we would like. The responsibility to determine what is true requires reflection, integrity and above all a sense of justice.… Read More

When we exchange control over others for deeper knowledge of ourselves, we begin the journey that leads to greater security and well-being.… Read More

The greatest structures we can build are those full of space for expanding possibilities. … Read More