Mystery made material: on loving despicable things
How do we love despicable things?
The fly that brings disease, the soiled hand, the rotting heap.
Disgust can be a survival mechanism...
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Sep 13, 20222 min read
Word of the Moon: Advocacy
This post was sent to my newsletter at the new moon, the first missive of my Word of the Moon series. If you'd like to receive this when...
Aug 22, 20221 min read
The universe in a single okra
Who do I thank when I eat an okra? I thank the plant which birthed it, and my body which tended and welcomed each leaf and flower. I...
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Patience and potency
There was a time in my life when I lived by speed. The drive to produce, to accomplish, to see and do overwhelmed other values - and I...
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Braiding Sweetgrass: Remembering a richer way of being
It is the nature of humans to be preoccupied with relationship. Relationship is the backbone of family units, proves essential to the...
Mar 7, 20224 min read
Freedom to Rest: social contracts in public spaces
In the sixth week of a wheeled ramble through the wilderness, I almost made a grave mistake. After a grueling ten hours on the road, I...
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Master your Destiny: The role of observation and awareness in achieving the results we desire
It is quite possible to move through this world without ever truly paying attention. Our internal expectations and needs continuously...
Feb 24, 20221 min read
a poem: bifurcation
And so I came again to that place where I had come before - in body and mind a novel space, but the spirit keeps the score. I take...
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