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Courage & Renewal Interview with Dan
Posted previously on the Center for Courage & Renewal blog: Interview by: Alexa Strabuk May 22, 2018 Center for Courage & Renewal: How...
Dec 5, 201811 min read


Soul-Navigating in China
“We all have an inner wise navigator that is reliable and trustworthy. Our mystical traditions are unanimous that we all have a still...
Nov 12, 20184 min read


China: Courage & Renewal
I am profoundly grateful for the invitation to be here in China and to guide a series of programs exploring authentic leadership,...
Aug 2, 20183 min read


Wholeness and Drill Rigs
No matter how much one may love the world as a whole, one can live fully in it only by living responsibly in some small part of it. ...
Apr 5, 20185 min read


Protesting and Respecting the Law
My daughter Ali at the moment of her arrest at the Kinder Morgan tank farm, protesting the Trans Mountain oil pipeline project. March ...
Mar 27, 20184 min read


Beyond the Border
I’ve heard it said that one cannot see any borders between countries from Earth’s orbit. It is very true that the dark black lines I can...
Feb 16, 20183 min read


Images of Trust
I tend to think in visual images and poetic metaphors. Trust. I’ve been considering the source and nature of trust. In this learning,...
Feb 15, 201811 min read


Grassroots Activism Starts at Home
*One of my articles originally published by Communities magazine October 11, 2016 http://www.ic.org/grassroots-activism-starts-at-home/...
Feb 23, 20174 min read


Finding Chutzpah
My article originally published: Kolbe Times Feb. 22, 2017 http://www.kolbetimes.com/finding-chutzpah/ As I write this, my life is...
Feb 23, 20174 min read


A Tribute to Dad
My dad died today. Early this morning, in the depth of sleep , dad’s body flipped a switch. My mom found him still warm to touch. The...
Feb 9, 20162 min read


Burning Names
Compassion and ashes. Each year in the winter cold, I’m invited to our local hospice home for a special event. This invitation always...
Jan 21, 20163 min read


Backsighting and Current
My beautiful younger brother Darren died a few weeks ago. As I ponder about the ancient practices of wayfinding, I have become newly...
Jun 27, 20155 min read


Stick Charts, Waves and Remaining True
I have been thinking about stick charts. I discovered some information about them in my reading about traditional wayfinding practices...
Jun 6, 20153 min read


Obituary for My Brother, Darren
I thought I would post the obituary I wrote for Darren who died last week after a long battle with MS… Darren Hines died in the presence...
May 7, 20152 min read


Wayfinding
(*This longer blog entry is a transcript of my 2015 Lenten Lectures that had an overall theme of pilgrimage. This talk was given on...
Mar 18, 201510 min read


The Climb
We hiked with friends yesterday in Painted Canyon in the lovely Mecca Hills near Indio, California. As we walked up the river bed, we...
Feb 16, 20153 min read


Rhizomes, Pumps and Lightning Rods of Grace...
My friend David submitted a post on Facebook this week that struck a deep chord within me. David works, lives and practices in a...
Jan 2, 20153 min read


Heart Trusting...
My best guess is that in these past three years I have attended over a hundred yoga classes by now… at least a hundred if my rough math...
Oct 21, 20144 min read


The Best Laid Schemes...
I thought there was a plan. It was over two years ago now… but I did believe in the plan. I don’t believe any longer. I didn’t realize...
Sep 18, 20143 min read


Dream Snail Mail...
I write this reflection from our front deck of our cabin on a warm, breezy day. My prompting to write at the computer when I desire to be...
Aug 4, 20143 min read
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