Going through some pages of "The Essential Rumi" , translation by Coleman Barks, I encounter this very familiar, very short and profound...

I spent some time yesterday coloring a mandala, and really enjoyed it. While I was coloring it, it occurred to me that it may be a waste...

This morning I felt overwhelmed with unwanted thoughts and emotions. On Sundays my husband and I spend a moment sitting on the porch in...

Watching the light appearing behind the mountains during our recent stay at Purisima for the Mexico Viniyoga Retreat, I remembered this...

So wonderful to read this poem today! Another gift from my Poetry Fairy, Toni Goodman. Messenger Mary Oliver My work is loving the world....