Fall is such an instructive season. Of course, any season or any moment can be such, if we can allow it to be. I’m writing about the fall because it’s the time we’re living right here and now. And because the lessons are so blatant. We see the changes, see impermanence held so clearly in…
A Political Sparring Match: He Lied So Smoothly the Smoothness Remained in the Air Longer Than the Obviousness of the Lie
It felt like my life was up there, the life of my neighbors and all those I loved, maybe the whole world was up there.
It felt like my life was up there, the life of my neighbors and all those I loved, maybe the whole world was up there.
A Dream of a Mirror Bird: As I Looked at It, It Looked at Me
Was this a message about my life?
Was this a message about my life?
Sometimes, the Mind Reveals its Depths
Maybe we carry ancient caves in us even today, as we sing our moments onto their walls as we live
Maybe we carry ancient caves in us even today, as we sing our moments onto their walls as we live
The Shot That Rang Out From the Golf Course
By breaking the bonds committing us to the truth, the beasts of the human mind are released.
By breaking the bonds committing us to the truth, the beasts of the human mind are released.
Just Listen to What He Says. Listen.
We must not allow ourselves to get so used to him to the point that he uses us.
We must not allow ourselves to get so used to him to the point that he uses us.
The Magical Realism of Worry
When we worry, we might feel as if we are keeping the unbearable at bay.
When we worry, we might feel as if we are keeping the unbearable at bay.
Don’t Miss the Meditation Bell of Crickets
This moment is our only time, maybe our last time, to just relax⎼ to hear the song of crickets⎼ to hear the song of life played so clearly and beautifully.
This moment is our only time, maybe our last time, to just relax⎼ to hear the song of crickets⎼ to hear the song of life played so clearly and beautifully.
When We’ve Chased Ourselves From Our Home: Under Siege
It’s difficult to feel comfortable, at home in ourselves, at home even in our home.
It’s difficult to feel comfortable, at home in ourselves, at home even in our home.
He’s Just So Incoherent, so Racist, and So Weird
How could anyone other than a billionaire think their lives might be better with him ruling our nation?
How could anyone other than a billionaire think their lives might be better with him ruling our nation?
How I Relate to Another Being Is How I’m Living Life Now
We might assume that when we’re open or vulnerable we’re less safe. But maybe we’re safer.
We might assume that when we’re open or vulnerable we’re less safe. But maybe we’re safer.
If 6th Graders Can Learn to Do This, Why Not the Rest of Us and Our Society?
The agency and caring that a democratic school, and democracy itself, can ideally foster
The agency and caring that a democratic school, and democracy itself, can ideally foster
Who’s That Walking in My Shoes?
We unfortunately can live so much of our lives as if we’re not present here and now, not ourselves.
We unfortunately can live so much of our lives as if we’re not present here and now, not ourselves.
Biden v. Trump: What Is the REAL Debate?
Only action by all or enough of us can save us. Only if enough of us step up, speak out, and vote.
Only action by all or enough of us can save us. Only if enough of us step up, speak out, and vote.
The Conversation That Arises Out of Everything
What we feed becomes us, or “ours.”
What we feed becomes us, or “ours.”
A Convicted Felon, Finally!
When the language of democracy is used to destroy democracy, or the language of legal matters is used to destroy the rule of law
When the language of democracy is used to destroy democracy, or the language of legal matters is used to destroy the rule of law