Carol WiebeApr 15, 20122 minEnvision and EnactI once took a class from Sybil Rampen, where she showed us a bag she had purposely put holes into, to symbolize the “hard times” she had...
Carol WiebeApr 2, 20122 minWork Is a Very Serious MatterDavid Whyte knows whereof he speaks when it comes to the meaning of “work.” He has been bringing poetry to the corporate world for...
Carol WiebeApr 1, 20121 minSteeling You For RevelationDavid Whyte is not a typical poet. He performs his readings to share his own writing, which will stir your soul, and the poetry of...
Carol WiebeMar 31, 20121 minOrangeI don’t know why, but a number of years ago I fell in love with orange. Fiery, warm, incendiary, bright, saucy, scintillating, lush...
Carol WiebeMar 24, 20121 minBeyond My UnderstandingOf the Surface of Things I In my room, the world is beyond my understanding; But when I walk I see that it consists of three or four...
Carol WiebeMar 15, 20121 minIn the Company of ArtistsSpring is close enough to taste, and to celebrate, I am off to party, as only artists can, with a group of women ~ at Sand Lake, near...
Carol WiebeMar 2, 20121 minA Constant Bride.When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms....
Carol WiebeFeb 29, 20121 minHappy Birthday, Mom!In the company of our Elders we get a sense of where we came from, and where we are headed. When Elders speak, we need to open ourselves...
Carol WiebeFeb 22, 20121 minLike Nothing We’ve Ever Seen. Denial It’s so easy to keep walking, to keep working, to keep talking, without thought of why we do it only wanting to get through...
Carol WiebeFeb 21, 20121 minA Little Bit of Poet’s ParadiseThanks to my connection with Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave, I was made aware of a wonderful collection of readings by various poets. Poets in...
Carol WiebeFeb 9, 20122 minMary Oliver, Happier Than She’s Ever BeenI have loved the work of Mary Oliver for many years. Reading a poem by Oliver fills me, allows me to revel in a feeling so beautifully...
Carol WiebeDec 24, 20111 minThe Red Bird Abides. Yesterday I posted my latest painting (21″ x 21.5,”). It is one of those pieces I put it out with fear and trembling. It means so much...
Carol WiebeDec 10, 20112 minWaking and Seeing. I challenge you to read David Whyte and avoid being impelled to think deeply about what he has to say. Whether through his prose or...
Carol WiebeDec 9, 20111 minThe Act of Crossing. Whether you are crossing out a word as you write, crossing a bridge or a swamp, telling a joke about unlikely crossings or perhaps...
Carol WiebeDec 6, 20111 minIt Has To Do With Seeds.. .. You never know when something you have said or done plants a seed in another’s mind, ready to bear fruit in the future. It’s too...
Carol WiebeDec 5, 20112 minPeriphery. Everyone wants to be at the center of attention, but I always look towards the edge, the periphery. People are more real out there,...
Carol WiebeNov 30, 20111 minPreferences. . Absolute clarity is a rarity. Our view is often blurred or partially obscured. Yet, decisiveness is expected, Hesitation is not...
Carol WiebeNov 29, 20111 minThe Only Life You Can Save. Some people spend all their time trying to jump through the hoops that others hold in front of them. That doesn’t interest me. The...
Carol WiebeNov 26, 20111 minOpen Your Hands to the World. Love Knot It’s too easy to just play it safe, to try and keep things quiet and serene. The spirit feels caged by such an attitude. Mary...
Carol WiebeNov 25, 20111 minGo Among Trees. Breakthrough We long for breakthroughs, for the illuminating light at the end of the tunnel, for enlightenment that will banish our...