I meditated this morning. I meditate about once a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. I subscribe to Tara Brach's podcast and use her guided meditations. I have been really struggling with the new presidential administration and the destruction I feel that it has already caused and will continue to cause for those who are vulnerable…
make way
Slowly sleep deprived
Funny things happen when you're sleep deprived. Like, for example, when I was thinking about starting a blog post it took me a good minute and half to remember the name of this blog site - WordPress. (I have it bookmarked now so my overly-tired brain doesn't forget again.) When I was preparing to become…
Write
And just like that, I'm writing again. Is that how it works? Just like that. It does seem like I usually come off my writing hiatus with an essay about how I haven't been writing and how I need to write more. I make myself promises that I will diligently write something everyday. But then,…
I see you, America.
I remember the first time I heard someone use the N word. I was in high school and riding in a car with a friend. Suddenly another car cut him off and his response was to yell “Fucking nigger.” I was shocked. And I was confused. I grew up in a loving progressive home in…
Charly Slipp 