Building Altars

An Almanac for Personal Transformation

Dear Friends,

I approach this altar with gentle footfall, with reverence and humility. Made from the overlooked treasures of backyard Earth, ragged and real bits of self, sprawling vines, and inner weeds, this altar refused not to be built. I tried. I have dulled my senses with misaligned work, numbed my mind with to-dos and to-gets, and paid homage to t…