Thoughts of harm, and the memory of harm, interfere with daily life, even in positive moments. How can we handle that? I am taking a class on resilience for activists. The group was asked to participate in a common meditation by Jon Kabat-Zin called The Mountain. In it, participants are …
As the anniversary of the end of the Covid-19 lockdown period approaches, I am looking back at the cultural shift that I …
Happy Second Anniversary? Hardly! I hear and see a creeping hopelessness at the upcoming anniversary of efforts to contain Covid-19 and its …
I’ve had to go out of my way to notice the beautiful days of autumn, this year. There have been a number …
2021 has been deeply disappointing to many people I interact with, not just me. Folks were looking forward to enjoying the collective …