I’m a pretty private person. I always have been. I used to think I ought to be more outgoing. I remember being nine, and it was the day before I started third grade. I practiced saying the things I imagined outgoing and social people would say. “Hey, how’s it going?” “Groovy.” “Cool.” But then I […]
The essential experience of connection
I did a series of paintings this week that, while doing them, felt like they were expressions of connection. Not just between people, but people and their things and environment and activities. For me, connection is one of the most fascinating feelings there is. I think it’s the one feeling we essentially […]
A Good Death
Since I was a kid, I’ve been really curious about death. I never saw a dead person when I was a kid — no relative died near me. But I saw horror movies. When Frankenstein threw someone off a windmill, or Dracula was killed with a stake in his heart — I saw sensationalized death. […]
Tending the garden of your life
I spend time in the garden everyday. As a result, I feel connected to its needs, adding and subtracting from it what feels right. Today I watered. I was thinking while out there that our lives are like a garden that need tending. With regular attention, we sense when our lives have a particular need. […]