Lessons on Forgiveness
Part of my work is conflict resolution between co-workers and business owners. There have been a few times over the years when our efforts together have fallen flat or when the agreements fade. But I’ve [...]
I Need Reinforcements
Hello friends! I got so many lovely responses to last week’s newsletter, “Find your Own Beach,” about my pilgrimage to Mary Oliver’s ponds and beaches. Thank you for reading, thank you for telling me what [...]
Find Your Beach
I’m on a long-awaited pilgrimage to Provincetown, Massachusetts this week. My aunt has been visiting, working, or seasonally living here for 50 years, and for the last decade has been living in a condo that [...]
Bonus Day
One of my spiritual teachers recently said, “Disappointment is the chariot of the dharma.” Mic drop! I understand this to mean we learn the most when we learn to be with our disappointment. We are [...]
Inner and Outer Work
It’s hard to know what to write these days. I’m saddened and infuriated by the detention of local laborers in the last week, some of whom were the parents of my daughter’s classmates. I’m anxious [...]
I’m Tempted to be Passive
I came across this unbelievably great article this week by Julie Pham about conducting a “passiveness audit.” She outlines 7 levels of passive to passive aggressive behavior, particularly as she sees them manifest in Seattle. [...]