Newsletter February 2026 Volume 191 Hello there, I hope you’re doing well, as well as you can in these very challenging times. As you know, I have been reluctant to embrace the coming of spring; wanting to hold the quiet and the dark before spring and all its exuberance, noise…
Newsletter February 2026 Volume 190 Hello there, I hope you’re doing well. This past week I got some time to settle in and appreciate deep winter so I feel a bit less itchy and resistant to the coming of spring. And it’s good I did because I was able to…
Newsletter February 2026 Volume 189 Hi there, hope you’re hanging in there. We can all feel the spring is on its way, but before we really lean into that, let’s make sure that we get that last bit of the deep nourishment that comes from resting in the dark of…
Newsletter February 2026 Volume 188 Hello there! I went to a vigil last week organized by the Massachusetts Nursing Association for Alex Pretti, the nurse who was murdered by ICE. It was at the VA hospital in Leeds and it was beautiful. So many people came together on really short…
Newsletter January 2026 Volume 18 Hello there! I hope the new year is treating you well. And I hope that you’re finding a balance between engaging with challenging current events and taking care of yourself and your loved ones. But truthfully, it feels impossible to find that…
Newsletter December 2025 Volume 186 Hello there, I hope you have made it to the new year in one piece! I feel like I am ready for a long winter nap. 2025 has been a very challenging year for many reasons. But like any year, it…
Hello there, Hope you’re doing well I’m working hard setting up my Flourish with the Moon class so I was going to skip a newsletter this week, but then I was lifting weights at the YMCA and I got inspired to check in. I am back at physical therapy because I have…
Cookie is 13 years old now. 13 years. I can hardly believe it. An entire dog lifetime that has been an ongoing challenge. The first 2 years we were still hopeful we could integrate Cookie into the world around us. Then we slowly and painfully learned we could not. It…
Happy May Eve or Beltane, which is a holiday that marks the halfway mark between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. It is a time to celebrate spring when the earth comes back to life. There is so much regeneration and potency around us at this special time of…
Happy Full Moon! Hope you can get out and see the bright full moon tonight. A big part of flourishing for me is staying connected to the seasons of the earth and the phases of the moon. The moon is such a reliable and universally available touchstone. All around the…
