Category Archives: The Kitchen

Alchemy: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. In a poem entitled “Green Beans and Yellow” Mary Oliver declares the surprising but true: “as though it were an ordinary thing, we eat the blessed earth.”  It’s true.  All of … Continue reading →

We have explored the necessity of good and proper ingredients in The Kitchen, especially those of Inquiry, Trust and Compassion.  Any time spent cooking in The Kitchen, though, helps us understand that knowing what to do and how to use … Continue reading →

What am I looking for? What does it take to get what I am looking for? Are these the ingredients I need to get what I am looking for, or has someone else determined what ingredients I have to work … Continue reading →

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently … Continue reading →

(If you do not have a Thanksgiving Day Prayer, you are invited to read aloud the following poem of Mary Oliver followed by the short reflection that follows.  Your own prayer may unfold from just the reading or anything else … Continue reading →