I feel my soul contracting in parallel with the society and the economy. It is a constant uneasy feeling, as though it is getting harder to move, harder to live fully, harder to feel deeply. So many people, fellow human beings, are finding it hard to breathe. COVID and police violence are forcing the breath …
Tag: autism
Stop half-assing life
This title is directed at myself as much as anyone else. But really, everyone, let's collectively STOP. There are way too many situations where we are just all phoning it in and that has to end at some point. Show up, for real. Be real. Take a stand. Believe in something. Make noise. Raise a …
Leadership and Power
Leadership is not the same thing as power. What we are witnessing in the world's right now is the slow, steady recognition that, while there are people in positions of power in the country and in the world, they ARE NOT behaving as leaders. Power can present as leadership for a time, but it is …
Raspberries
I love the idea of gardening. Having ample vegetables and herbs to cook with, all right in your back yard. I have made several attempts to sustain a reasonable vegetable garden and I have learned a lot, mostly about myself, including that I HATE GARDENING. I have what could commonly be referred to as "a …
Stuck
Until last week, I was owning the lockdown. I had a routine that wasn't all that different than my old routine. I was working from home, limiting my grocery shopping to twice a month, enjoying the forced slowdown. I don't say this to make light of others' struggles, but just to say, I was generally …
Too Much
How are we going to endure this time? How can we, as a people, individually and collectively, be expected to survive this period of pandemic, destruction and collective sadness for the state of the America we grew up with? We seem to be locked in a death spiral between those who believe that America is …
Producers vs consumers
In thinking about systems, we come to realize that all our actions, reactions and inactions have ramifications, effects on other people, and can even set off chain reactions. This is true in our relationships with our loved ones and families, but also with those we don't know and never see. Here is an example. Within …
Systems
What is a system? A system is an entity made of two or more constituent parts acting in concert. Ahem, in English, please? Here are some examples... your body is a system, made up of many body parts that help propel you through space and time. Your family is a system with multiple members doing …
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