the end of the year is here, just like that. my rituals tend to be in relationship to the people around me. in my little circle in detroit, we make […]
Year: 2011
beautiful present
am home from a week with the family. my main reflection is that family, blood or chosen, is no simple endeavor. my family works hard for the love we bestow […]
the lights
yesterday I was laying on a couch in my baby sister’s living room while her two outstanding children crawled, walked and jumped all over me. in front of me was […]
reimagining organizing, movements and leadership (a brief report back)
this past weekend was reimagining organizing, movements and leadership in detroit. once we heard that author and thinker margaret wheatley was going to be in kalamazoo and was willing to […]
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100%
this came to me this morning in one fell swoop. i am hesitant to share it, but it feels important as i think of many of us now going to […]
waiting for babies (building movement skills)
the bulk of being a doula is waiting. for two weeks before and two weeks after a baby’s due date, i commit to being available. my main work during that […]
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last night i cried for shelley
last week, the burned torso of a young transgendered woman named shelley hilliard, who had been missing for two weeks, showed up under a mattress off a highway in detroit. […]
meditation: fall/it all falls down
i love fall. I love that fall is such a necessary part of the life cycle of earth where I live. I love that in the fall we can see […]
new words for new times
i have been wanting new words to fit this moment. i started coming up with words – mashing up words and remixing them…here is what i have come up with […]
We Are In The Future – Keynote for NASCO 2011
here are my written notes for the keynote i gave this past weekend to the North American Students of Cooperation Institute. it was an amazing group to speak with, think […]
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