1984. 2008. 2020.
In 1984, when my mom was 54, she had her first opportunity to vote for a woman Vice President on a major party ticket. I don’t know if Mom voted for the Democratic ticket of Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, …
Loving Leda Loving Me
This seems like a good day to talk about love. Usually, when we speak of love, we’re talking about person-to-person love, but there is also person-to-animal love. The most unconditional love is the love dogs have for their humans. When …
Bethan: Finding wonder, joy, and healing in nature
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 8 Bethan: Finding Wonder, Joy, and Healing in Nature Bethan had an illness that shrunk her world—on good days, to her home. On bad days, to her bed. But Bethan brought her curiosity to …
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Caste in America
It is Thursday morning as I write this. That’s the schedule: write Thursday morning, edit Friday morning, take a last look review Saturday morning. Today I am supposed to write the post for ‘I am Brave.’ But that is not …
I am Intelligent
I should be able to believe that I’m intelligent because, as an adult, people have told me this, often. But my self-perception was formed in those comparative junior high and high school years, shaped by proximity. Facts: There were 1200 …
Kevin: When a community is having a hard time
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 7 Episode Summary This episode with Kevin Wright is an experiment. I wanted to see if there are commonalities between people and places in how they experience hard times and how to navigate them, …
I am Kind
You? Kind? Seriously? Who are you kidding? These demeaning words come from the Inner Critic, the voluble, vociferous voice that goes wherever I do, the one who interrupts vulnerable moments. This ‘I am…’ exercise is not my invention. It comes …
I am Authentic
Now we travel down to the fifth chakra, at the center of the neck, symbolized by the color blue. This is where it all started, this meditation stuff, back in the fall of 2018, when I realized I was not …
Rob: A boy must quickly become a man
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 6 Episode Summary When Rob was 14, his father was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given two weeks to live. The hospital was ready to send Rob’s father home to die, but that …
I am Creative
For this next part of the meditation, I shift to the sixth chakra, at the middle of the forehead and just above the eyebrows—or third eye—symbolized by the color indigo. For a time in my life, considering myself creative …