Hello, reader. How are you doing? Fortunate to be on the free side of a locked door? Or maybe you own the door and own a key. Ming and I are traveling. The vacation rental where we’re staying at has an analog clock, and its second hand ticks above the desk where I’m writing. So… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s tricks? Ming and I are considering doing significant work at a community we love more than anything. There’s tons to do, so we need a plan to resist burnout. From previous communities we’ve lived in, we have experience. I wrote about burnout in community recently in regards to disability and power. Definitely,… Read More »
Hello, reader! How are you? This prayer for leaving the land is remarkable because we always pray as we’re about to arrive to the land. We ask for help treating others with respect, and help with boundaries. We ask for help giving only what we want to give, and taking only what we want to… Read More »
Letting people go is a way I maintain happy relationships. Maybe it’s counter-intuitive. But letting people go is a way I emphasize someone’s freedom and release them from old contracts. I love consent. Consent is sacred. I want to respect everyone’s freedom. But sometimes I get confused and think someone owes me something. Sorry about… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Studying Spanish is grounding– so blissful. Sometimes I forget what grounds me, and then I remember. Feeling connected to a huge group of people is so comforting. Spanish is colonizer language, but widespread to the ones I need to speak with. Spanish is a place I can be myself… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I have a radical faerie friend Camellia who needs help around gender affirming surgery. Please consider contributing to this GoFundMe that I set up: Support Camellia’s Gender Affirming Surgery. https://gofund.me/00b9d42db Camellia is someone who I’ve known for a year and a half, who is warm, creative, curious, and full… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I wrote a prayer I’m praying every day. I made a new desktop collage, something like a vision board, so I see it every day. On the left it has the fat folks tarot card that inspired my dream to embody Emperor energy. The ram has a serious look. … Read More »
Hello, reader–how are you doing? Do you know how to pull away in relationship? It’s a skill. Especially in love, I tend to be all or nothing. Moderation is not my gift. So as an adult, I’m learning how to pull away when I get too close, give too much, and commit in ways that… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I’m tempted to say good morning because morning is my favorite time. The world seems so alive in the quiet pre-dawn. Anything is possible. I wrote this post for you called relationship attempts. False spring bloomed, and now it’s back to full-time Oregon rain. relationship attempts Last night I remembered… Read More »
“Who do you pray to?” I asked my dear friend. They’d just mentioned they had been praying more. My question made me realize there are many options. Here are some deities, forces, spirits, entities I have prayed to over the years and lately. Mother of God Parent Earth Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi Harriet Tubman… Read More »