Putting It to the Test
After renting a pressure washer the week before, we knew the property needed one of its own. A Facebook Marketplace find was put to the test almost immediately while clearing years of sediment from the drainage canals.
Washing Things Back to Themselves
This week at the retreat center, a day of pressure washing became a meditation on buildup, restoration, and the simple care of helping things look like themselves again.
What Holds the Edge
This week at the retreat center, building a retaining wall near the pond became a meditation on support, structure, and the quiet work that keeps things from washing away.
The Shade We Had to Remove
This week at the retreat center, pruning trees in the heat became a meditation on shade, weight, and the difficult kind of care that makes space before something breaks.
Clearing the Orchard Path
This week in the garden, clearing a crowded path became a lesson in discernment: knowing what to cut back, what to leave alone, and how to look more closely before deciding what belongs.
The Pond that Finally Belonged
This week, for the first time, I sat down and simply watched the pond. After weeks of mud, rocks, leaks, doubt, and stubborn effort, it finally felt less like a project and more like a place.
Where the Body Remembers How to Rest
A weekend in Big Sur became a reminder that sometimes practice is not doing more, but letting the body receive enough beauty, water, and quiet to soften.
When You Notice You’re Rushing
This week, a walk to the beach became a reminder that the body often reveals the pace of the mind.
When the Heat Asks You to Slow Down
This week in Topanga, clearing brush in the high heat became a meditation on effort, imbalance, and the wisdom of knowing when to slow down.
The Boulder That Wouldn’t Budge
This week in Maine, a massive boulder near the lake became a meditation on weight, stillness, and the parts of life that are not moved by force.