photo by GG Lemere Unsplash 8/4/26 Last week I found myself standing in a long line outside of a concert venue, sweat dripping down my face, the hundred-degree sun doing its best to bake everyone waiting for dinner. I was in line for what seemed like the sensible choice, a reasonably "healthy" taco plate. Very typical for my generally reasonable, disciplined nature. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted another food truck. Ice cream. Cold, creamy, utterly unnecessary

4/7/26 I dragged myself to the gym the other morning, feeling tired, a bit dull and listless. At the co-housing community where I live, the gym faces west, with a sweeping mountain view just beyond the courtyard. As I walked in, the weight room was calling me. Yet I found myself drifting toward the windows—some small act of conscious procrastination. I glanced out into the courtyard and stopped. There, just below, was the memorial shrine created for Loretta, a longtime member

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— Chinese Proverb Last month, while on a silent retreat,...

As we move into the longest day of the year I marvel at our burning life-giving star. This life force does not discriminate and divide...

“There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” —Kofi Annan, 7th UN Secretary General Last week my...