Until relatively recently, homo sapiens lived more in sync with the rhythms of nature. We had no other choice but to befriend the dark. Sure, we had fires and candles to offer some light at night, but nothing compared with the artificially illuminated world we have...
During this season of Halloween, let’s take a moment to pause. Like many of you, I grew up with the traditional Halloween celebration. But it always felt odd to me. Maybe I was just an unusually introspective kid but it all seemed so random. We buy a costume we will...
The equinox is an important time, especially for those of us who want to deepen our relationship with nature. It’s a time of pausing, of reflection, of feeling into what is happening around us, not just with the humans but with the non-human world too. How is it for...
“Where are all the good people who are supposed to stop this from happening?” This is the heart wrenching question asked by Joan Meyer shortly before she died. The 98-year-old co-owner of a Kansas newspaper died after local police raided her home and seized her...
The day of remembrance of the honorable Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. seems like a good time to deeply consider what it means to be an advocate for peace and justice, and how mindfulness and activism intersect. Dr. King was a friend and collaborator of one of my...
