Shannon HughesNoticing the OffersIn improv, we talk a great deal about “offers”.2 min read·May 6, 2022----
Shannon HughesThen what do you stand for?I’ve been thinking a lot about values. What are they? Why do they matter? What are mine? Do values shift and change over time? Or are they…4 min read·Mar 30, 2022----
Shannon HughesAre You My Teacher?There was a children’s book some of us may remember called, Are You My Mother? It was about a baby bird who hatches from her egg while…2 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Shannon HughesThere’s Lightness HereThere’s lightness here. Between the cracks in the wall, under the floorboards that creek with the weight of our unknowing.1 min read·Jan 20, 2021----
Shannon HughesRemembering: A PracticeI remember the early morning brightness, open and ready and anticipatory — alive. Only to lose it all to the new normalcy of my dual role…2 min read·May 12, 2020----
Shannon HughesToo MuchI walked in contrast to the absolute stillness around me.1 min read·Apr 19, 2020----
Shannon HughesHow Will You Be Here?This passage of time has thrown most of us for a loop. This is Week 4 of our shelter in place order and, aside from home schooling and the…2 min read·Apr 7, 2020----
Shannon HughesGoodnessI listened for the oceanic wave of traffic just beyond my Redwood grove today, and there was nothing but quiet. The quiet of no one going…1 min read·Mar 17, 2020----
Shannon HughesDo the Next ThingSo often, when we think of our Passions, we think of them in terms of outcome; the final product. We gaze at them across long distances…2 min read·Mar 11, 2020----
Shannon HughesWordsThere’s that old adage, “actions speak louder than words”, I’ve not been able to get off my mind lately. Not because of the immense pride…2 min read·Jul 29, 2019----