11 July 2026

new decade, new orbit

As I start a new chapter with this seventh decade, I wonder what my prayer will be. What feels urgent?

Can we love ourselves enough to change? Can we love each other enough to change? Can we embrace change in all of its manifestations? That is my prayer for today. 

Manhattanhenge 11 July 2026 - Grand Central Station, NYC

Can we create the kind of changes necessary - together, to thrive on this planet? The only planet that we will ever call home. That's my prayer. ~ Terry Tempest Williams 

Beloved books of this author are often about what is easy to overlook – the holy ordinary as she calls it. Whether it's the beauty and plight of the natural world, or the silence and struggle of a loved one. 

In this session of Wild Card, she talks about why women with big ideas get labeled crazy and how her late mother influences her.