There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.

I have inherited a belief in community, the promise that a gathering of the spirit can both create and change culture. In the desert, change is nurtured even in stone by wind, by water, through time.

The heart is the path to wisdom because it dares to be vulnerable in the presence of power

I can tell that in Refuge the question that was burning in me was, how do we find refuge in change? Everything around me that was familiar had been turned inside out with my mother's diagnosis of ovarian cancer and with the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge being flooded.

My body is a compass - and it does not lie.

I still have great faith in democracy. I have great belief in the power of community.

What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.