“Take one pint of water. Add a half-pound of sugar, the juice of 8 lemons, the zest of a half lemon. Pour the water from…
Keeping Your Head On in a Post-Truth Era, Part 2
In my last post, I discussed propaganda as a tool of control and subversion, and observed that the cultural climate has shifted in such a…
Keeping Your Head On in a Post-Truth Era, Part 1
Last December I was out running errands with my spouse. We noticed a man standing on an island in the middle of traffic holding up a…
Dealing with Disappointment
Disappointment is an emotional experience that seems particularly keen and yet not so often discussed. To be called a disappointment by someone we love, respect, or…
When Resolutions Meet Resistance
I woke up on the first day of 2017 feeling energetic and excited. I’d set my intention for the year and I felt eager to start…
Everything Wants to Be Included
Often we want to believe change will be direct and unproblematic—all I need to do is get the will and want aligned and then it’ll…
Now is the Time
In times of crisis, much becomes possible. Structures and patterns that once held a livable, or at least stable, status quo suddenly do not serve.…
The Fragility of Too Much Strength
Reading Carl Jung introduced me to a word that I love: enantiodroma – the tendency of things to change into their opposites. I find references to…
Are You a Person?
I’m writing this post primarily for US citizens who think of themselves as white. In the past several weeks I’ve learned a lot of white citizens are…
Calm and Depth
The following meditation arose during a book group I and a colleague led discussing Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. In her chapter on cultivating calm…