This post reflects on the negative feelings many have about the 2016 election, my birthday, and the best ways to live with compassion and empathy (including using the present to our benefit). Today is my birthday. On the day of
Releasing a Phoenix Call
This is a poetic reflection on the American election, inequality, faith, and the nature of the cosmos. It’s also just a love letter, a plea for all to stop talking long enough for empathy. I’m letting this out. I’m releasing
Don't Lose Your Humanity!
What happens when we deny the humanity of a group of people? Some are placed in danger, and we lose the humanity of all. We show we do not love ourselves, and rob everyone of peace, joy, and wellness. Trigger
How to Vote for Love
I talk about love and how to get more of it which is why I’m talking about the American Election in this post – because politics are personal and the personal is political. If I want more love, I have
Paths to "Love Policy"
Today I’m going to talk about politics and economics. If you can’t handle talking about these things from a spiritual/compassionate lens, then stop reading. This isn’t for you. Come back next week (or tomorrow for a flash fiction piece like
Active Love Requires Everything
Compassion is not a sometimes thing. It’s an all the time thing. Loving actively isn’t something we can do with homeless people on the sidewalk and then ignore it when we get home. It’s not something relegated to volunteerism, and
We can't see ourselves: Action in context
This morning I’m listening to a corrido entitled, El Quemazón. Regardless of your political leanings, this song is great because the writer wanted to change something, so he took action using the tools available to him. I love that. It’s
