Really, Mr. Robert Frost? Something there is that loves a wall That treasures the line twixt in and out That separates up from down. Something there is that praises holy gravity that holds us close to the ground we count on The Ferris wheel. The …
Every few months I “interview” my self for my “What Could Possibly Go Right?” podcast. This time I stitched together 3 topics I ponder. 8 billion people on planet earth. How can we fathom that? What does it mean? Do we need to hit …
A social media maven – and friend – Annalis Clint – just gave me a talking-to about breaking up with Facebook as my go-to, how’s-everyone-doing way to feel connected now that I’m a pandemic social hermit. Oh, but my guts are woven into it. …
Last night I dreamed of children coming together from the 4 corners of the earth, like 4 tribes bringing their gifts. Not one of their gifts, however, were understood, or received respectfully, by the other tribes, and so they all felt confused, disappointed, unmet, …
Maybe you haven’t missed me, but I haven’t been blogging much lately. It’s not writer’s block. It’s tongue tide, as in the tide of speaking my truth is low… and I am too. The haters – left and right – are outside the gate …
In 2017, I was on the speaking circuit for the FIRE (financial independence retire early) vast community of super smart, spreadsheet literate people working towards early retirement. Few understood the inner dimensions of the path they were on, and the obstacles/ opportunities ahead. I …
As we emerge from the lock-down across the United States, political polarization is adapting rather than disappearing. I am not blameless. Unfortunately. I’ve branded those who won’t vaccinate as I had those who won’t mask and distance. Where are your manners? Your solidarity in …
The white nationalists have found our town, a seaside village on a long, skinny island in Puget Sound, with a Naval Air Station in the north, an historic farming town in the middle and a parfait of cultures that have over the years chosen …
There. I said it. In a society where “whatever” is the only safe ground in a sea of fanatic polarization, I confess to loving morality and moral dilemmas. Not the Tab A into Slot B morality of matching actions to credo and taking the safest …
Hope for the future? Big question. If the future looks bleak, do I change or do I just “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die”? If change is possible, what I should do with my limited waking hours (Paul Hawken’s list is a …
