Undercurrents

Zen pretty much comes down to three things — everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.  —Jane Hirshfield Here’s the good news: I’m paying attention more these days. My movements have become deliberate, more conscious, and slower. Yes, almost...

  March, and signs of spring appear everywhere even before the official beginning of this new season: daffodils and crocus bloom here in the mountains of western North Carolina, I order blueberry bushes and apple trees from the county extension service, then...