I think many conflicts reveal themselves through personal and cultural expressions of “Yes” and “No.” Many people grow up in environments where their “No” was…
Showing Up
Nothing happens in my life until I show up. Much of my life has felt like a rehearsal, a waiting for something to happen, a…
Compassion
This week, I have felt gratitude for the wisdom I have received from the many teachers who have imparted for me a respect for the…
Worthy
This day is worthy of my attention. I am worthy of life. What I fear and desire is worthy of attention. Attention — not indulgence,…
Gathering the Pieces
One lens of viewing human nature distinguishes us by characteristics of personality. These range from esoteric systems such as Astrology and the Enneagram to somewhat…
Ode to the Lonely Heart
Ode to the Lonely Heart Sole occupant of concavity: stalactite core weeping red sap. Circular beats crack the silence with “not enough, I’m not enough.”…
Suffering, Healing, and Freedom
My primary religious context growing up was Irish Catholicism, with heavy doses of superstition, hints of mysticism, and a certain Manichean abhorrence of the body…
Nonsense
Looking through old files of poetry drafts, I came upon this piece. I do not recall writing it, but the filename was “nonsense.pages.” I have…
The New Lexicon
Tolendaiser The state of hesitation when a gift from one’s parent requires gratitude but inspires a sense of abandonment, of not being seen; a childhood…
Mandragora
Graduate school has taken up much of the energy I might spend writing or updating this blog, so entries are likely to be few and…