Retreat Time as Treat Time
I recently went up to the mountains of Colorado for some retreat time. The first morning I was there, I found myself thinking about the word retreat, which I’ve reflected on before. We retreat from work, or volunteer duties, or doing our part for tikkun olam...
Remembering Nadia Hlibka
Today I’m sharing something a bit different. I want to reflect on the gift in my life of a friend, mentor, and bodyworker who died in January. I was honored to officiate at Nadia Hlibka’s celebration of life on Saturday, and that lovely experience got me thinking...
Embracing a Syncretistic Celebration of Christmas
I went “home for Christmas,” as that popular song puts it. I’ve lived in the Tucson area for ten years now, so that’s home in a very real sense. But I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and I went there to celebrate Christmas with family. We enjoyed luminarias;...
Celebrating a Timely Book I Edited: Reclaiming Moral Clarity
Sometimes editorial invitations take me to unexpected places. Back in late summer, Dave Moore reached out to inquire about whether I’d be willing to edit his manuscript. He was clear upfront that if I was a supporter of the current US president, this might not be a...
Seeing Much More of Ourselves
We know very well that we have ancestors. But our ancestors are not only human. We have animal ancestors, we have plant ancestors, and we have mineral ancestors…. We continue to have them within us in the present moment. —Thich Nhat Hanh, How to See Many years ago, I...
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