If we truly want to be healed by the plants, it’s not enough to just covet those that will probably heal us. I’m convinced that to heal fully, we need to bow down to the mystery of it all.
Environmentalists Need to Remember the Weeds
Last July, I saw a pair of monarchs in a field. The first I had seen all season. Summer nearly halfway over and not a single monarch! This is one of the consequences of colonialism and economies built on profit and endless growth. The loss of biodiversity.
Finding Your True Self Worth
When I was younger, I tied most of my “self-worth” to how others viewed me. Again, this is probably pretty commonplace, but I’m starting to think most of us lie to ourselves as “mature adults” by saying that we outgrew that phase in our lives. Have you? Are you sure?
The Economics of Male Grief
The worst aspects of capitalism require humans to turn into machines. Cut off from our bodies. Cut off from our emotional worlds. Cut off, often, from the needs of the very Earth we live on, and are made of.
The Dragon of Climate Change
The dragon of climate change isn’t going to wait for us to get our act together. Its fire is already burning some of us. In my view, only radical change will prevent it from burning us all.
The Climate Crisis and Our Attachment to Comfort
I recall the mother of my sister’s childhood friend who drank a case of Diet Coke daily. You read that right. A case. Maybe not a full a case everyday, but she probably averaged that over the long run. She didn’t live to 50.
Polar Vortex Meditation
The dark days of winter are fierce here in Minnesota. A little over a week ago, temperatures were above freezing with the snow melting rapidly. A day later, the temperature dropped over 40 degrees. And since then, we’ve been in the now infamous polar vortex.
Great Grandma Lived to be 101
Great grandma lived to be 101. She was funny, feisty, and mildly extravagant until the end. I remember sitting with her on the back porch a few summers ago. There was a little chatting, but mostly we sat in silence listening to the birds.That was near the last time I saw her.
Moving Beyond Being a People Pleaser
As I noticed a bit of guilt arising over saying no the first time, I realized that if I chose to help out it would only be to release that guilt and “look good” in the eyes of my former colleagues. It had nothing to do with genuinely wanting to offer my energy to the work at hand.
Sometimes, It’s Better to Just Say No
“Aren’t you that guy who goes to that Buddhist place?” I said I was and she looked at me, paused, and then said “I always found it funny that people would worship a guy who isn’t a God.” I smiled because it probably is funny from the outside, what we Buddhists are doing.
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