sweet as candy
As a kid raised on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, I had respect and fascination for the postal worker who delivered our mail. We had a ritual whenever I'd see him. I…
unlearning
I wonder if unlearning is a whole lot harder than learning. I suppose it all depends on one's willingness to change and one's access to a compassionate teacher. What have…
time travel
There was a rare airing of a Prince concert on YouTube recently, only made available for a few days, from his Purple Rain heyday in 1985. I watched it gleefully.…
welcoming the surprise visitor
I opened my door the other day and a tortoise was there, approaching the entrance of my home as if coming over for a visit. He lives in the yard…
not you anymore
Identities change throughout our lives. They can happen quickly or over a long period of time: She was a student and now she’s a teacher.She was an employee and now…
beauty creeps in
As we humans are forced to stay home, nature has been running free. The sky in Los Angeles is a softer cleaner blue than it was two months ago. Animals…
thanking anonymous
“Nobody, of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of all.” – E.B. White, Charlotte's Web A…
the invitation
“Do whatever you need to slow down. It is time to explore what you are carrying within.” – Roxana Jones All over the world, for those of us who are…
the word of the day
My new favorite word is meliorism. It's the belief that the world can be made better by human effort. This is a belief I've had all my life and didn't…
flying time
When I was a kid, Prince sang a song about 1999, and it blew my mind. The very idea of that year blew my mind. Especially the notion that I'd…
