There are few experiences like a liter of fresh mountain water straight out of the waterfall—it is cold, it is clear, it has the terroir of the local landscape. As the spring runoff swells, Harvard Divinity School student Dan “Shutterbug” Wells reminds us of the bounty that surrounds us.
Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Terry’s brother Hank Tempest fell sick with Covid-19 in early March and is now recovering in the desert. In this fifteenth dispatch, Terry interviews Hank.
For people who give a lot, it’s hard to receive. Harvard Graduate School of Education student Niharika Sanyal shares practices of acceptance and gratitude to support renewal within the health care community.
We all need faith right now – whether in ourselves or a higher power. Harvard Graduate School of Design student Emily Duma shares three poems that offer a blessing, a prayer and a brief respite from our broken world, with an introduction from U of U Health Chaplain Lorie Nielson.
Poetry can feel like a deep breath–a few second break from the busyness. Harvard Kennedy School student Becky Nirav shares an original poem, with an introduction by U of U Health mindfulness educator and social worker Trinh Mai.
Harvard Graduate School of Education student Julianna Sims extends another message of hope: that we can all emerge from this time with the capacity to listen deeply, so that what is gentle and loving and not always visible within and among us can sing.
Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this thirteenth dispatch, Terry explores the “duende,” or the subconscious present in art and poems.
There are many things we can’t do these days—cooking and taking the time to savor a favorite meal isn’t one of them. Harvard Divinity School student Becky Nirav shares an original poem that reminds us of this simple, joyful act.
Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Here, she reflects on our unusual time through haiku.
Harvard Divinity School student Minahil Mehdi and her partner, Samran, transport us their home of Pakistan—a place of colors, exaggeration and care.
Though this time is categorized by immense uncertainty, Harvard Divinity School student Minahil Mehdi reminds us that one thing is certain—this will be over—with an introduction from Resiliency Center co-director Ellen Morrow.
Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this twelfth dispatch, Terry reflects on our shared, strange dreams and the ephemerality of cherry blossoms.
