Image description: two pumpkins carved into jack-o-lanterns sit on crates outside of a brownstone in Brooklyn, NY. One pumpkin is carved to look like face with a jagged smile, the other is carved with the message “15/HR.” I stand with workers & this pumpkin demanding $15/hr and a union so Read more…
I was thrilled to see this image for September in my calendar from Nikki McClure. I love everything about it: LIBERATE, all the books… Perfectly aligned for me with the time now. September marks my official return to the library world. I’m so happy to be back in the library Read more…
Beginning next month, Fall offerings are available. I’m offering two cycles of the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course online. Thursday evenings: September 9th through October 28th 6-8:30 pm EST Friday afternoons: September 10th through October 29th 12-2:30 pm EST The practice day for both sections will be on Sunday Read more…
Mornings start with precepts (mine are a little less traditional) and evenings end with recollections or chanting if I can stay up late enough. Naturally, not every day– I won’t front– but most of the time. Way back when I first encountered the 5 recollections (or remembrances) years ago I Read more…
Image description: abstract botanical image created from names of some of the more than 183,000 people who’ve died in the U.S. from COVID-19 “Fauci debunks theories of low CDC coronavirus death toll: ‘There are 180,000-plus deaths’ in U.S.” CNBC, September 1, 2020 “Covid-19 death skepticism, explained by a cognitive scientist” Read more…
Sharing one of the beautiful images JustSeeds put out recently with the Care Package #2, downloadable graphics to use and share. This image is by N.O. Bonzo.
Apology Lab was deep. It was moving to be with so many folks ready & willing to explore vulnerability and undertake the process of accountability with themselves & their communities. From lab notes, “Accountability is a practice not an end and it is a continuous process rather than an individual Read more…
I’m honored to support the NYC Transformative Justice Hub by offering guided meditation and holding space at their event Saturday January 25th (noon to 5 pm) at Judson Memorial Church, Assembly Room (239 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012). Wheelchair accessible, childcare available. Although How To Give a Good Apology Read more…
I’ve been having lots of conversations lately about what being in right relationship looks like: what accountability is and isn’t, what being in community means. I believe we all must be responsible for for our actions as well as our inactions, answering not only to ourselves, and others, but to Read more…