my friend sofia finds the best things in the world, the most perfect things. this is one, for all of us who are right now in the snow and cold. […]
Month: February 2010
let it go
i am learning an immense amount about drama these days. humans can cause each other so much unnecessary stress and pain, sometimes without meaning to, sometimes because they cannot bear […]
deconstructions and ego
i don’t have too much to say today but i saw this building the other day and snapped a shot on my phone. you can see the sky through the […]
traps
woke up with a poem coming out this morning. here it is: in that other world flowers can bloom in your mouth we are all pollinator the world sleeps in […]
feeling el-hajj
Detroit Red is someone we all know. Bright, beautiful, hustling, trying everything, wanting more, with the unhealed recent familial and current experiences of racism all around like four walls, eyes […]
the forum, in a nutshell
over and over i find myself explaining to people the structures and processes of the us social forum, of which i am a national coordinator. everything is on the website, […]
the darker side
there are some experiences that are so nightmarish and horrible that no one should have to experience them. someone i love is in the midst of such an experience right […]
when in doubt, default to love
my love capacity is massive. just finished two days of work with the most inspiring girls in the world over at the young women’s empowerment project. literally ended with the […]
many kinds of love
as we head towards a strange mainstream celebration of love, a new friend reminded me of this poem i wrote for my nephew in 2008: Finn: my sweet new one […]
what it is…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately, learning a lot, and feeling very humbled. It’s occurred to me that if i want to be a better human being, then i have […]