This is a day that I feel proud to be an American. Deepest gratitude and respect to all the students who walked out of school today, and the adults who support them. Demonstrations of civic consciousness are fundamental to our democracy, and we are all responsible for one another’s “general welfare.” Beyond the shores of America,…
Death is always near enough to assist and insist upon our amazed awareness of life.
I propose there’s nothing quite like having children to really underscore the intense vagaries of consciousness linked to our general mortality. Over the past 24 hours, I first remained sleeplessly intent upon the small gurglings of my son’s struggling breaths, and then had to take my brain in firm hand to move beyond the morbid what-ifs…
When minimal effort can serve far-reaching needs, it is essential to progress from “I probably should” to “of course I did.”
Remember back in 2010, when the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico rightly horrified the world? Imagine the likelihood for more of the same being compounded exponentially, at a favorite American beach near you! There is less than 24 hours remaining to leave public comment at regulations.gov, regarding “Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:…
That which is dazzling and impressive to childhood eyes, probably actually is.
I recall that when I was very small, the elementary school library surprised me with a sudden sense of importance. It was revelatory to realize that each and every book had different contents, yet were all the same in their availability to me. I recall on that day, in the 2nd grade, I took home…
It is treacherous to envision a better future, when the past remains unrectified.
Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of my mother’s death. It was not peaceful. Neglected by a system devoid of mercy, with the vulnerable as prey. Her family instructed not to speak of it. Any plan ever since has been contingent on coming to terms with the unspeakable. I observe the continuing wound with dismay….
Reality is defined somewhere between wretchedness and witness.
Greetings! In regards to the admittedly small chance that my absence was noted, the several day loss of my phone is now rectified and so my understatedly triumphant WordPress return! I was wearing a very shallow-pocketed coat at a playground, thinking, “these pockets are so very shallow I’m probably going to lose this phone,”…
All that hard work for what?? It could be beneficial to embrace futility as an exercise in humility.
Now that I’m really coming into my own as a person likely destined to never not ever procure actual employment of the grownup, stable, benefits -included variety, I’m dutifully exploring the wideworld of options within pay rates ranging from zero to a lil bit. Still, despite my openness to the continuation of my personal, lifelong…
There is no good plan for this country, aside from that which arises out of unity.
My mind seizes upon finding solutions, to even the thorniest of problems. In that spirit, I’ve been trying to envision a path toward unification as our country descends into a maelstrom of divisiveness. It is a tall order, but as is true of essentially all the most vexing problems of modernity, we technically possess everything…
If you sense a problem in the larger scheme, saying so can help build momentum towards solutions.
Firmly entrenched in the ranks of the chronically unemployed, I’ve decided to occupy my time being a super citizen! Which is easy enough, given the plethora of issues requiring our attention and oversight. Self-representation is a necessity when so many of our political representatives are beholden to campaign donors. I can’t donate millions as insurance…
Watching oneself in emotional disarray creates a mindtrap, but the heart can pound a way free.
A terrible tide of grumped up grouch arose to claim my moods today, and I only barely wanted to do anything about it. Unexpectedly, several rounds of climbing up a sledding hill to the point of heart poundings because holding a 40 pound small child somehow worked to sooth my irrationally terse inner-beast mode of…
Insight/Outfit of the Day 