Kindness for Community... for Country, for President?
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“We’re all going to die, all of us. What a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.” -Charles Bukowski Maybe...
Jul 2430 min read
Kinship: Bridging All the Divides, Tips and Inspiration from My Homie, G-Dog
There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us. Father Gregory Boyle When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in...
Jun 46 min read
Blessed Are the Curious For They Shall Have Adventures
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies...Abraham Lincoln. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not...
May 233 min read
Stand Down
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. Adlai Stevenson II, Fifth...
May 145 min read
Vulnerability, FEAR, and Sharing Our Common Humanity
“The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you're not alone.” — Rick Rubin, author of The Creative Act: A Way of...
Mar 306 min read
What's a Symbol of Your Religion?
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in congress A...
Mar 196 min read
The Amen Effect And Beyond
There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. Matthieu Ricard A couple of months...
May 22, 20236 min read
THIS Makes You Young
“Everyone Desires Long Life, Not One Old Age” Jonathan Swift, early English satirist My older son, Hoby, is a human performance expert...
May 16, 20234 min read
Ode To The Unsung Heroes
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." Victor Hugo If you want a little psychological...
May 2, 20238 min read
Mental Health: The Healing Power Of Connection
"An invisible crisis plagues America today. It's responsible for more sickness, suffering, and death than almost anything else. It is...
Dec 11, 20225 min read
Seeing Rightly, Taming Each Other
“I have always felt that a human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often....
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Happy Planksgiving and Other Happiness Builders
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." Cicero, Roman stateman Happy Thanksgiving all. Turkey is...
Nov 9, 20225 min read
Sticking With It Even When It's Hard
"The difficulties of peace are better than the agony of war." Menachem Begin This morning, the day after our country's 2022 midterm...
Oct 18, 20225 min read
Small Belonging Wins... and What Made You Snort Today?
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa “Snort, snort.” Some rendition of...
Oct 14, 20224 min read
What Made Me Smile - Connecting and Handling Hard Things Better
There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met. William Butler Yeats, Irish poet At 5:30 last night my husband came...
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Attached to the Community? It's On Us
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. ...
Jul 1, 20224 min read
Feeding Off Each Other
“A good half of the art of living is resilience.” ― Alain de Botton, contemporary philosopher and author How would you like to be more...
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