“A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” – Miranda Kerr I found myself lost in the simple, breathtaking beauty of a rose garden today while out walking on campus at lunch time today. For…
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd I’ll admit it: I’ve officially fallen down the participatory science rabbit hole, and my latest obsession is the Merlin Bird ID app (and no, I am not sponsored). There is something endlessly rewarding about contributing to real…
“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” — James Bryant Conant Sometimes the universe knows exactly when you need a “shell-shocking” reminder to slow down. I was scurrying between meetings today, my mind racing through a to-do list that seemed to grow with every step, when I passed our…
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” – Roger A. Caras It has been quite some time since I last shared a moment here, and I’ve realized how easily the rhythm of daily life can pull us away from the very practices that keep us grounded. After this long absence,…
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?” – J. B. Priestley Thursday Throwback to Riley’s first big…