The Networked Spell

Find a stone – any old rock, chip of brick or concrete will do. Hold it and think about what you’re tending this season.

Take it outside. Find something living — a tree, a patch of grass, a weed pushing through a sidewalk crack, a planter on a fire escape. Anything rooted.

Sit or stand near it for a few minutes. Not performing. Just present. Notice what it’s doing — budding, reaching, simply persisting. Let that be company.

Leave your stone nearby. You’ve made contact. The network knows you’re in it.