if you really knew me, you’d know that lately i've been utterly overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the words in my head and, in equal measure, the paralysis of self-doubt. on a nearly daily basis, i hear the opening lines for probably ten blogs. then i get busy (in other words, distracted, or, more honestly, avoidant) and don't write a single word. i have so many pieces started and very few finished. about all kinds of things- climate crisis, social justice, my personal journey.
Read Morewith millions of people around the world “sheltering in place,” we are not gathering in the ways we usually do for this annual event. but there is something deeply thought-provoking, even reassuring, about not being able to do that today. for those of us who have enjoyed the privileges (usually unacknowledged and assumed) of “normalcy” for far too long, we are being given a unique opportunity to reassess everything about our way of life. if we can be awake to the moment.
Read Moremore and more, i’ve been thinking about what’s happening with - what we’ve done to - the world, ourselves and all life on this planet.
Read MoreI woke up at 4:30 this morning, not with my semi-usual semi-anxiety, but with a sense of deep loss, as if someone near and dear to me had died
Read More