Dear friend, Thank you for encouraging me when I mentioned that I wanted to do a ritual, praying for the house. Thank you for supporting my spiritual life, which is the foundation of my wellness. And thank you for praying with me sometimes. I’m grateful you understand the prayer part of me, grateful we can… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you like to get high? Probably most people do, or have liked it in the past. I like to get high from ecstatic dance, touch with trusted dear ones, maybe a delicious meal. I don’t like drugs for getting high, but I love a lot of people who… Read More »
Hello, reader–how are you doing? I’ve been thinking about how I developed faith. Not according to any particular religion. Just faith that I’m ok and I can trust the universe, Parent Earth, and my ancestors to hold me. Faith is the deep well-being that makes possible all the good I do for myself and others. … Read More »
“Letting go of body shame helped me lose art shame,” I told my friend. They were asking how I got my art practice. Yes, I think body shame is at the root of all the shame that has kept me from doing what I need to do. Healing my shame is a big deal–it frees… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I would like to tell you about my mustache, gender, and how that whole experiment is going. gender What’s your gender? I’ve wished for a long time that we could all have our own gender, and it didn’t need a name. Or that we could do away with gender… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing today? Are you snug in your home? Ming and I are traveling. I want to tell you what I learned in Seattle. travel Travel is letting in a lot of info. I open the gate–nature, culture, people, freewayscapes, trying to eat well on the road, and all sorts of… Read More »
“What kept the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles together?” Ming asked our good friend. I think it’s Splinter, but also drugs in cheese. We were at temple for Shabbat service, talking quietly as folx in kippot entered the room. “Wasn’t it a rat? Splinter,” our friend replied. “Yeah, that’s what I said,” Ming replied. I was… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Do you have reasons to attend Shabbat? Ming and I attended Shabbat service with our friend at the local Judaism reformationist temple. Then we were considering whether to attend again this week. I was tired, so drained, and I didn’t want to go. Ming considered going without me. I was… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I needed help clearing my chakras–two chakras in particular: heart and root. A while back, I asked for help from someone who turned out to be bad news for me, and it never happened. Then I asked Ming and a couple other friends. My dear housemate friend said yes,… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’ve you been? Thank you for sharing my prayer, this morning. Dear Mother God, Thank you for all of our copious blessings, copious like bleeding. Thank you for the gift of life, and miraculous days to live in. We love this wild world, with its forest shadows, river movement, lemon bars, wacky conversations… Read More »