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trespassing

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I was recently writing that post about a ritual I did, praying for the house.  When I got to the word trespassing, I thought it was tresspassing. Then I realized my whole life, I’ve thought of trespassing as passing hair.  Like hair is tresses, and we were passing the hair… Read More »

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what communication is

Hello, how are you, reader?  So much, I’m thinking about community lately.  Ming and I are learning a lot in our home.  We had a zoom dinner with a prospective new housemate, and he asked about how conflict is handled in the house.  It brought up a lot of feelings for me, and I’ve been… Read More »

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karma

Hello, reader.  How are you?  Last night there was community dinner in our backyard.  As we sat conversing around the fire, the subject of karma came up. I listened to opinions that interested me and felt the ideas tumble around the group.  I felt who spoke and who didn’t–who was empowered to speak and who… Read More »

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cherche

“What are you looking for?  Everything you need is in this bed!  Unless Bunny fell out,” I said.  “Cherche” means search in French.  I think of that word often–not sure why. It’s like buscar in Spanish.  Those words mean a lot to me.  I can get super-affectionate about words. Do you have words like cherche… Read More »

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sniffling

Ming was sniffling in the morning.  I was alarmed.  “Are you sick?” I asked. Love in the time of pandemic is confusing, but even more so now that we live in community in a house with nine other people.  If someone is sick, will we all get sick?  Crap. “I don’t think I’m sick,” he… Read More »

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what an apology is

Hello, reader!  How are you?  What’s growing in your inner garden?  I’ve been thinking about what an apology is. conflict I had conflict with a friend.  They apologized for not getting back to a text I sent when I really needed help.  They explained why they didn’t reply, and I was like–ok, thanks for telling… Read More »

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girlfriend

Hello–how are you doing?  I was thinking about what a girlfriend is.  I realized I have some intense connotation for that word–maybe it’s a loaded word. So I decided to try unpacking my associations.  In my journal I listed them. The left column is more positive, with words like close, honored, and tender.  The right… Read More »

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speaking at the Friends meeting

Hello–how are you doing?   Speaking at the Friends meeting is something I never thought I would do.  We’ve been going since November.  God gave me a message, and I didn’t feel much choice but to speak it.  The message was something like this. message You know at the doctor, there can be a pain scale. … Read More »

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crafts

In a Little Free Library some months ago, I found two cool books for kids.  I am a big kid, apparently.  One is about making friendship bracelets and other cord-ish things.  So colorful and pretty–I love it.  The other is crafts throughout the year. What are crafts?  I always thought crafts were arts that require… Read More »

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scriptures

“Do you read any kind of scriptures?” my friend in Montana asked. Wow, scriptures.  Like the Bible.  The Gita?  Sutras?  I sing a song Ya Devi often which has lyrics from a holy book called the Chandi. “No, not lately,” I said.  “But I pray, do ritual, dance, sing.   I listen to Mother Earth and… Read More »