Clearcutting The Forest
The image of Elon Musk wielding a chainsaw, as a symbol for housecleaning the federal government of deadwood, is an image I’m having trouble...
Taking Comfort Where We Can
The wind is tossing the tree branches outside my window. I don’t have to stir from my couch to welcome them into my world–as...
Gaia Within
Today Kosmos Journal published their first issue of 2025 with an article of mine included. My piece begins with the following paragraph: “As we...
The Hunger Artist
The past few mornings, when I get up, it’s with appreciation for having simple things to do—making coffee, firing up the distiller and humidifiers,...
Strong Feelings
My emotions have undergone a process of dilution similar to the hot water and milk I add to my cups of coffee, which let...
Who’s in Charge?
Surely, we’re in charge of the things that are personally important to us. Beyond the sway of circumstance and the tilted plane of habit,...
This Time of Year
It’s ‘the holidays’ again. It can seem strange that the phrase “the holidays” refers to just two of many official days when there is...
Flying Freely
“Do your thoughts fly freely? If not, the regime of mind holds you in its grip.” —Gesture of Great Love, Tarthang Tulku, page 24....
Raven Knows
A trunk by itself is nothing Concentric circles locked in place Big zeros and little zeros Marking time, polarizing space But add branches, add...
Water Trickling from a Rock
This morning, while ‘meditating’, I turned on the lamp beside the couch where I sit, not once but twice. Both times, I hoped to...