When Orlando happened, a large group of my friends fell into public shock and grief. Then last week, another group of friends fell into public shock and grief when Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were murdered. To call it anything
Justice Begins With Sorry
Trigger Warning: Rape These days, when I open my social media feeds, it’s a strange mix of things. I get the uplifting articles, often with a spiritual bend (these are my people!). I get the political references, mostly about how
Marvel Universe Does Empathy
Note: I didn’t include any spoilers in this outside of characters included in trailers, and vague references to plot emphasis. I feel confident reading this post won’t ruin your experience of the movie, but if you’re a stickler, don’t. Because
Undervalued, Mothers Carry Everyone
“We always hurt the ones we love.” I’m sure I’ve heard this sentence a thousand times. It gets repeated because there is part of it that is true. It is easier to hurt those closest to us because they feel
We want to spread empathy.
Empathy is “the experience of understanding another person’s condition from their perspective.” It is being able to imagine one’s self in another’s shoes and feel what that would be like. It makes sense that as a society, it would benefit
Showing everything is harmful.
All the warnings: spoilers and triggers Lying in bed, I placed my hand on my husband’s back beside me. The cat purred like a 70s engine, curled up between our pillows, and I smiled. “Are you awake?” “Yes. I’m trying
Relearning Our Lost Compassion
Last Saturday I went to a writers conference and attended a panel on shifting narratives from violence and dysfunction to empathy and compassion. I was so excited! This seemed like the perfect panel for me! Yet as the authors spoke,
Good and evil are choices.
When I got home last night, a few papers in a clear plastic bag hung from my gate handle. At first I thought it was an advertisement for a cleaning service or a new local business. There’s been a recent
They want us to be afraid.
I’m still recovering from the writing conference, BinderCon, and wrapping my head around the fact that my poems got pubbed a day later… Then Brussels was terrorized. It brings up the reason why I developed the SIX DEGREES world religion
Goddesses, Creation, and You
Today is International Women’s Day. I’m thinking about ovaries – about the marathon of birth. I’m thinking about menstruation. I’m thinking about the roles women fill on a daily basis, to keep our species going despite anything and everything that
