FROM THE POOL

The future is bright. ⁠ ⁠As we round the corner toward the upcoming election, we know everyone is on edge. Where will we head as a...

This week we celebrated Indigenous People’s Day. Formerly known as Columbus Day. ⁠ ⁠History, sadly, is far too often told from the view...

Our gospel? Less convincing of one another and more curiosity toward each other. ⁠ ⁠What would communities look like if we didn’t want...

As the Humans hold space here at Maple, a magic happens that we often can't explain. ⁠ ⁠Thanks, Madison Groeninger, our Host, for finding...

And then, a moment of natural perfection unfolds. And you realize you are small, yet part of something big. Something natural. ⁠...

It's been over six months since old ways of being were first frozen in time, then rapidly shattered. ⁠ ⁠So many new ways of being were...

Each day, a new side of Maple reveals herself. And like all good revelations, they carry some truth that is bound to last a lifetime....

Earth holds everything we need to be well. ⁠ ⁠Humans have everything they need to find it. ⁠ ⁠The thought that Earth naturally produces...

Water is always on the move. It's springing forth, running down, flowing fast, and pooling up. Even the biggest of lakes move like oceans...

This just in: they do!!! While the world still wrestles with new and complex challenges, Humans everywhere remind us that passages of...

Wonder.⁠ ⁠It's a feeling born of surprise, absolute attention, mystery, gratitude, awe, and some other cocktail of circumstances that, by...

How did I end up here? Everyone on our team asks themselves this question at least once a day. Usually, its origin is simple splendor....

Independence. Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. The self-evident truth that all men are created as equals... ⁠These, and many...

One of the happiest sights on the land is when we spot someone quietly sitting, thinking, or reading. ⁠ ⁠So much of the magic here is...