Spring, Walt Whitman, and National Poetry Month.

April 3, 2012

It’s April and that means, among other gorgeous things, POETRY! April is national poetry month and so I thought I would kick it off with words/images by the great Walt Whitman (with photos by yours truly). Enjoy, and hey, read some poetry and better yet, write some poetry! “This is what you shall do: Love [...]

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Here’s What’s Happening In NYC. Let It Happen to You Too.

March 29, 2012

If you are viewing this on a mobile device and can’t see the images, please go to binduwiles.com Thank you! I have a guest post up today of a poem I wrote and some photos over at angelakelsey.com for her month-long theme of Nest-Making. Hope you go check it out! All photos taken with iPhone4 [...]

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Faith, Spring, and Organ Recitals.

March 26, 2012

Springtime and Faith seem to me, to be intertwined. What nature is doing, by blooming, by renewing itself yet again, is what I think we are asked to do– to open into the unknown and to keep opening to something bigger than ourselves that we can’t see and can’t be sure exists. Yesterday afternoon I [...]

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Counting Days

March 23, 2012

  “All the fine art of living lies in the fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Henry Ellis Today it’s been 30 days. At some point I will stop counting days and will count months and then years, but for now it’s days. Days without. Without my little sweet thing. We find [...]

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A Thousand Beautiful Things. For Springtime.

March 21, 2012

Annie Lennox is one of my favorite singers. This video, A Thousand Beautiful Things is from the album, Bare.  Annie Lennox said this about the songs she wrote on this album after an eight year absence: This album contains songs that are deeply personal and emotional. In a sense I have ‘exposed’ myself through the work [...]

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Two Ways to Kick Off Spring (with more to come!)

March 21, 2012

For Valentines Day, the truly wonderful Megan Matthieson got us tickets to The Book of Mormon and last night we went. I can see why this show won 9 Tony awards. We laughed SO HARD, and a few times everyone had stopped laughing and I kept laughing–it’s like that–it’s the kind of stuff you will [...]

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First Day of Spring

March 20, 2012

I got up early today. I drank my PG tea with milk sitting on the couch in the dark and quiet with my new and shakey prayers. Since my beloved dog died, the mornings are so full of an unbearable ache and fumbling. It was only my second morning here at my apartment since she [...]

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Two Takes: A Collaboration with Tracey Clark of Shutter Sisters

February 28, 2012

Two photographers, two diverse experiences, two unique points of view. Two Takes A month-long photo prompt challenge focused on seeing things two ways. Led by Bindu Wiles & Tracey Clark; two photographers with two unique ways of looking at the world. Class begins March 15th and runs until April 13th. Registration open now! Registration is [...]

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For the Broken-Hearted. A Recipe for Valentines Day (or any other day).

February 14, 2012

Grandy’s Recipe for Tear Soup Helpful ingredients to consider: + a potful of tears + one heart willing to be broken open + a dash of bitters + a bunch of good friends + many handfuls of comfort food + a lot of patience + buckets of water to replace the tears + plenty of [...]

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How to Navigate Life.

January 30, 2012

“Skillful attitudes of mind are the key to facing potentially explosive situations and the ongoing highs and lows of life and practice. In fact, recognizing these attitudes and cultivating their antidotes is the foundation for all spiritual growth. By cultivating skillful attitudes of mind, we will respond to more and more of life with awareness [...]

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