My Lesson in a Bag of Seed

I bought the first bag of wild bird seed for the feeders today and remembered this journal post from last year… I bought a 50-pound bag of bird seed at the feed store… Read More →

Parable of Stones Into Fruit

My cousin Arthur’s father was a lifelong advocate for peace, justice and civil rights.  This is something he wrote.  I’m writing this from Pomona New York.  Pomona, the Goddess of fruit.  Pomona, where… Read More →

It’s Da Same Univoise

I’m back East in the Hudson Valley for a visit this weekend and just rekindled a ritual that I observed each time my father and I used to cross a threshold into the… Read More →

Walking the Labyrinth with our Powers

The labyrinth is a powerful symbol for The Journey, and presents a fitting opportunity to think about our intentions for our reinvention as this phase of summit winds down. Here’s a little report… Read More →

A Cautionary Tale for Frogs and Peeps

The Two Frogs I’m posting this especially for my friends and colleagues on the Reinvention Path as the Summit winds down.  By the way, there is a very similar story from the Hasidic… Read More →

The Storyteller Knows Me

Two recurrent themes have jumped out at me as I participate in the Reinvention summit.   Storytelling is a tool for relationship, and that everyone has a story to tell.  I thought I’d pass… Read More →

The Most Precious Thing

Here’s a story that has a lot of resonance for me lately.  My partner Liz Mangual and I have adapted it from a version by Jim May we found in More Ready to… Read More →

The Gift Must Always Move-Yukon Hospitality

A wonderful and unexpected package arrived at my door today.  It’s a box containing dozens of pieces of fatwood  sent by my wonderful friend Sid Byrd from Flaundreau South Dakota.  Sid is a… Read More →

What Do You Bring To The Feast?

Here’s a story offering as I prepare to participate on an online Reinvention Summit.  I’ve encountered versions from Africa and from  Europe.   The setting of course could be anywhere where we gather with… Read More →

“Where do you start?”

” Some people make promises.  Bob Kanegis delivers!” You can quote Jerry Brown, the once and future(?) Governor of California on that .  In the 90’s Jerry went through a period when he… Read More →