What of this word TOLERATE? A word that easily draws itself as a line in the sand, a firm press of the Sharpie marker onto the page with “what I will tolerate” on one side and “what I won’t tolerate” on the other. It makes…

What of this word TOLERATE? A word that easily draws itself as a line in the sand, a firm press of the Sharpie marker onto the page with “what I will tolerate” on one side and “what I won’t tolerate” on the other. It makes…
Now that we have turned yet another corner with COVID, I’m here with an update about where things are related to BodyMantra, going forward. Even if you aren’t a regular BodyMantra attendee in Colorado, I hope you’ll read on, as this update impacts everyone on…
Over the years, I’ve written a lot about sustaining. Reflecting on our ability to keep on, to maintain a sense of presence, purpose and engagement, all while tapping and refilling a reservoir of compassion (for self and others) along the way. And here I am again…
As we once again experience a measurable shift in the pandemic tide, we are naturally facing questions of individual comfort and safety as we meet the call to return to the folds of public life. I think it’s safe to say that for all of…
There are times when we are calledto raise our voicesabove the din offalsehood and hatred,set ablaze the wrongs ofinequity and greed,scribe indelibly our one vote to ensurethat we are nottorn apart at the seams,that injustice does notwin over graceby a head’s length –times when we…
After a full six weeks of being unplugged, wandering freely, allowing my soul to take a deep breath and feel fully both the exasperation and rightness of not knowing, it feels time to re-emerge. To attend to the fiery discourse that is blanketing our planet,…
We must do the things we believe to be noble.Not just talk about them or tuck them away in a journal,never to be ventilated by action. We must believe that we have the power to level the playing field,to give voice and shape to our…
To My Community, both local and far-and-wide : I am here. You are in my heart, my thoughts and my prayers. Not a day goes by that I’m not thinking about our community and how the pandemic circumstances have already changed us immensely. As I…
Let’s not go back to normal. To a state of coasting, unconscious gliding through the day to day, not speaking about how we have collectively fallen asleep, ignoring the signals from our planet to cease and desist, forgetting that all life, not just human life,…
Wobbly Legs_ The ground beneath ushas shifted irrevocablycracked wide openwith gaps too wideto cinch back together the once familiar soliditynow fractured and tenuousno longer the sure thing upon which we can standunfazed and unconscious The storyboard illustratingthe next five years of ourwell-planned journeya full color…