After the suicide of her grandfather, our writer remembers her previous attempts at suicide, and how she came to a place where she can and does talk about it, despite the shame she feels.
If Today Were Your Last Day On Earth, What Would You Say?
If today were your last day, what words would you say to strangers? What words would you say to the people you love? Too often we speak as though we will live long enough to say sorry, but none of us knows how much time we have here.
Lavender
It reminded her of an old boyfriend. It proved incredibly hard to grow. But Hippy Urban Girl soon learned that she had underestimated the trickster of gardens — lavender.
Philosopoetic Innovation Part I: The Game of Life
Mary Rose ponders the rules of life and speculates that we should really just play for the sake of playing. Or should we?
How I Became a Conflicted Omnivore
Meat became much more than just meat for me that day. It has become a real and living issue about love and humanity and a concern about how the way we extend ourselves into the world becomes, in turn, what we are. We become what we do, and what we do is terrible.
Honolulu Café
I was going to meet a poet for drinks at 5:00 so I ran some errands on the other side of town. I was early, she was late. I wrote this while I was waiting. Later we drank cheap red and made out, leaning on the hood of a ’55 Chevy .
Sasquatch Festival Changed Me
Jess Howard heads off somewhat halfheartedly for the Sasquatch Festival at the Gorge in Washington State. There, she discovers what life as a human is really all about.
Deviations from the Truth
I am known as the Do Right Guru, but I struggle with that title because I have had my share of little white lies and they came rushing to my head after a recent trip. Here’s what happened in just the span of a couple of hours…
Mitakuye Oyasin — We Are All Related
For Lakotas one of our common mantras is “Mitakuye Oyasin” — we are all related. All of us, no matter who you are (person), or what you are (grass, trees, rocks), are the same.
Jane Goodall on What Separates Humans from Apes (TED Video)
Someone asked me the other day which woman I admired most. There are so many incredible women in this world, but one of my first choices would have to be Jane Goodall, the famous primatologist, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and UN Messenger of Peace. I am thankful for this brilliant yet humble woman who has devoted […]