Fear is Sacred
I’ve been afraid a lot lately. Afraid of the avian flu. Afraid that we get closer every day to climate collapse. Afraid for federal workers losing their jobs, what that means for them and for [...]
Love in All its Forms
If I want to get some animated conversation this time of year, I can ask “How do you feel about Valentines Day?” I usually get that it’s been commercialized, and we resent being advertised to. [...]
The Peace of Wild Things
If you read these newsletters or are around me for more than a few hours, you’re bound to hear me talk about taking silent retreats. Getting away to hear the voice of the earth and [...]
Opting In
My message this week is the same as last week: Keep living your values-driven life. The world we’re waking up in right now is the same one we were waking up in last year. Whatever [...]
There is Something You Can Do
Most weeks, I don’t know what I’m going to say in this newsletter. I sit down, take a breath, and see what comes. I tried that twice already this week. I started a few paragraphs [...]
Wide Awake in a Burning World
Though I am hundreds of miles away in the Pacific Northwest, I haven’t been able to focus on much this week as the fires have raged in Los Angeles and we are getting ready to [...]