Social Justice

You are my family

The curious part about going to church when I was younger was when the priest told us to turn to our neighbor and greet them. Sometimes, I’d feel shy if I was standing around a bunch of strangers, but afterwards, I always felt a stronger sense of community. Making eye contact, smiling, and touching a […]

What is the point? From Self to Others

I woke up this morning thinking, “Why?” and “What is the point?” It is not new, this interrogation into the purpose of life. The well known German-Austrian psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, posits that meaning comes from three sources: 1) loving a person 2) purposeful work/ project 3) surviving adverse conditions with dignity. Each of these things […]

Beginner’s Mind

Spring cleaning and curiosity. Tree buds thicken. Seeds planted; harvest mind. Less hope, more giving. A playful attitude emerging.

How We Contribute

Each year we consider best wishes and pathways that lead to happiness. We evaluate the past and heave sadness and regret, for now it becomes clear what overshadows. Another year gone by and we think the future looms… such daring resolution, gleaming before us like a crystal wine glass unsure of itself, half empty or […]

Tree of Refuge

Anchored in my seat, feeding offthe warm, succulent energy of the cosmosBreathing in sun, breathing out gentlenessWatering deep soil with rain and tormented sea Eyes closed spark a fireLight appears and waterfalls, then moistA wide circle forms with all its nutrientspassing through the immaterial Pressure risesAbdomen moves like a babyslipping into drowsy wakefulnessMilk curdles on […]

Sustenance: The Artist Way

“WHAT NEXT? My ‘future’ is the darkest thing in the world to me, but as there still remains a great deal for me to do, I suppose I ought rather to think of doing this than of my future, and leave the rest to THEE and the gods.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra: A book […]

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