wonder
Wonder is the inhale to the exhale of gratitude. And in that dance, there dares to be dreams.
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wildroots
remembering the truth of who we are
Amy Howton
- Dec 15, 2020
choosing
When we said yes To the bold dreaming of “what if?” And the stepping into of “let’s see” We changed everything. The portal of choice...
Amy Howton
- Dec 1, 2020
on trust
i woke this morning, needing to write my way back to my self. i listened. it began with this bit: trust in self you’ve slipped away just...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
searching
we’ve been searching for land. we began several months ago, ready to finally take action on the tugging of our souls. yesterday, we...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
pause
in a recent lecture on living “half a shade braver”, poet david whyte spoke of the importance of pause. he gave the example of how pause...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
gifts of whiteness
there are cloaks of shame we all live with—parts of ourselves that hard for us to accept, to love. whiteness is one of these cloaks for...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
october
i am october seductive with my colors painting earth in brilliant blazing reds and oranges yellow whispering in hushed tones, “come,...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
for bonnie, on her birthday
“what does it take to make us stand together as if we just grew that way?” roots deep down into the earth reaching out connected, bound...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
home
today was for turning to the land. oh, Kentucky. when it feels hard to call you home, i lean in and remember. it is home. home. where...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
everything
everything is here for us in the quiet, stillness the light shines spreading like molasses over everything sugar and sweetness,...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
compass
what we pay attention to matters. i’ve been married to a school teacher and administrator for twenty-three years. over the years, i’ve...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
what if?
there’s a hindu legend that tells of the story that divinity was hidden deep within the center of human beings so to prevent humans from...
Amy Howton
- Nov 18, 2020
addiction
i’ve been thinking a lot about addiction. i’ve been wondering how we are doing, given the current circumstances. addictions form as a way...
Amy Howton
- Apr 15, 2020
wtf
these days are full uncertainty. full of witnessing those who are disadvantaged being disadvantaged. full of sacrificing the many for the...
Amy Howton
- Apr 1, 2020
dis-ease
this pandemic is a big ole mirror, reflecting back to us the truth of who we are–the good, the bad, the ugly. one of the reflections is...
Amy Howton
- Mar 10, 2020
hidden wounds
inspired by reading wendell berry’s “the hidden wound”, again. this book, written by berry in 1970 is so rich and still so resonant. this...
Amy Howton
- Feb 26, 2020
zion
you welcomed us home. reminding us of who we are in this immense + brilliant universe woven together with threads of beauty and terror...
Amy Howton
- Feb 7, 2020
nothing
nothing means what you think it means. a truth that keeps me laughing/crying. we hold only threads of complex, layered stories and to...
Amy Howton
- Jan 15, 2020
freedom
i’m reading victor frankl’s man’s search for meaning alongside howard thurman, alongside richard rohr, alongside ram dass, alongside...
Amy Howton
- Jan 6, 2020
departure
departures can be sweet. it’s too bad that departures often get a bad rap. for sure departures signal an ending, a closing of a chapter....
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