Resolving the Racial Divide and Racism
There are many terrific ideas being proposed to help our culture include more equality, from improving education, to assigning more mental health professionals to work with the police, and taking to the streets to bring awareness and express dissatisfaction. Most are old ideas. I’ve watched this struggle since I can remember; in the 1960s and […]
We Are All Brainwashed
Why are we so surprised when someone acts badly, horribly? There have always been people who do so. Why do we expect others to change and behave because we tell them to or think they should? When people we like say unfortunate things we excuse them, when people we disapprove of say unfortunate things we […]
My Seven Survival Tips
I just made room in a filing cabinet for about 15 pounds of files for my son’s care: finances, medical records, legal documents, disability insurance papers, health insurance, work records, address changes and bills. Very heavy both physically and emotionally as I’ve carried them back and forth from home to work, work to home, because […]
What Does it Mean to be Centered?
We often hear the advice from esteemed spiritual leaders to center ourselves, get ‘centered’, and it may seem awfully vague as to what exactly that means. If it is so good for us, then how do we do it? How do we know we are doing it properly? Does it mean something different in […]
Let’s Do This!
Dear Friends, This is more and more feeling like hurricane prepping and aftermath for me. Not only are we physically limited as to where we can go and the closures of most businesses, but now my home electricity is out! The Universe, Divine guidance, God, is throwing some big blocks in my normal path! Fortunately, […]
This is really hard for those who’ve never been here before
I remember the feeling Hitting a crisis like a new land With no reference Strange and eerie As if the ground fell away And you scratch to find a toe hold Bracing, you steel yourself Ah, but to those who remember We know this terrain And we have heard all the alarms before But, you […]
When We Emerge From This Crisis….