This is a week in which it feels hard to think of something positive and uplifting to write. Since I often aim to write with…
Painful Habits
I am a fan of the song “Habits (Stay High)” by Tove Lo. In it, I hear a portrait of a person living through the self-harm that comes…
Revolutionaries are Sexier than Revolutions
Revolutionaries are sexier than revolutions. We know their images, their hand-selected quotes, the steady curation of image that comes particularly when the revolutionary and their…
Broken Integrity: “We have to show him our way works!”
A while ago, my uncle loaned me the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It took me a while to sit down and read it, but seeing…
#blacklivesmatter
The small man Builds cages for everyone He Knows. While the sage, Who has to duck his head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping…
for those who sleep out
There are people sleeping outside in the cold and the rain. There are systemic, economic, cultural, and personal reasons for this reality, but in almost…
Seven Scorpions, Part 2
Read Part 1. Claiming the parts of us that are disruptive, toxic, and at times underhanded is not easy or pleasurable, though it is empowering…
Seeking the Way of Integration
Decisiveness is not a strong suit of mine, but for much of my life I’ve had this drive to do something. The problem was settling…
Arising, Sustaining, Dissolving
From Western alchemy we inherit a threefold process model. One articulation of the Sulphur-Salt-Mercury triad could be these three phases of process: arising, where processes begin or initiate;…
Questions on Enduring with Integrity
Lately I have been pondering the challenge of sustaining effort toward a desired goal. My tendency is to become excited by a new idea, a new project,…