Everything lives by the light. It sounds like a religious statement. Maybe it is mine. My mother sometimes jokes that she is part plant because her personal rhythms are so affected by light cycles. It’s a truth we deny to our peril.
Tag Archives: balance
Life Will Out
Life is the dandelion in the sidewalk crack that shrivels under a spray of Round-Up and then shoots up a new stalk next day, the lichen on the headstone, the bacterial bloom in the holding tank. It is tiny and mighty and everywhere. The sublime is underfoot.
Why My Body Is Smarter Than I Am
When I got an “I put pants on today” sticker for my computer, I thought it was a kind of funny metaphor for the small victory of just getting through the day. I never expected it would express a literal major achievement.
Life in the Multiverse 