The giveaway is closed, but read the comments for excellent, fun ideas for fitting action into your life. When Erika Leaf, creator of Democracy Postcards at Collective Vision, sent me a pack as a gift, I loved them immediately. They’re full […]
The first time I read about environmentalists and hunters working together to preserve habitat in the Pacific Northwest, it was a head scratching moment. On one side, the planet protectors believed in the purity of unspoiled nature. On the other, […]
You’re making a difference. It’s been exactly six months since the election, and change feels glacial. If you’re making calls and being engaged, it may feel like you’re shouting into a vortex. Like nothing is happening. However. Your voice is […]
Kate had a vision. My 12-year-old niece loved her dog and chocolate-crested gecko, but a cat was what she wanted most of all. “No,” her parents said. “We already have animals.” “But we don’t have a cat,” she replied. “Cats scratch […]
A good friend confessed to me yesterday, “I just can’t anymore. I can’t listen to what’s going on and still stay sane. I feel guilty, but I’ve got to pull back.” Maybe you’re feeling it too. People are mentally exhausted, […]
I’ve been going to the woods lately because it’s a simpler, quieter place than what’s in the news. Walking helps me find grounding inside. On a recent walk, I asked for guidance and insight about what we’re facing lately. I spent […]
It was a beautiful day of walking across the hot, high plains of Spain. Perfect in every way—except that I was out of water, running a low-grade fever, and feeling homesick on this endless, shadeless stretch of trail. It wasn’t […]
We are speaking of the feminine heroic—a narrative that winds through my stories and also plays a vital role as we face darkness in the world. In brief, the feminine heroic is… The feminine heroic is a path of hope lost […]
The same sentence repeats in my head—almost daily—when I think about the weeks, months, and years ahead: “This is going to absolutely suck.” Perhaps I need a different mantra. 😉 Although it might suck, there will also be glimmers of hope. There […]
No one’s more surprised than I am that I started creating an action checklist for civic engagement. As a woman, a lesbian, and a sensitive soul, I would very much like to remain indefinitely anonymous and on the sidelines—out of […]
You can’t snap out of it “It’s like there’s a veil between me and life,” my friend said to me over lunch. “And I can’t seem to snap out of it.” Have you been in that place where there are […]
…is not what you’d think. There are two worlds in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first is for visitors—the glitz, the excitement, and all the “sins” (gambling, nudity, and general excess)—which exists mostly for show and for profit. The second Las Vegas is where […]
I’ve been doing some speaking engagements lately in Salem, Oregon and Las Vegas, Nevada about the personal growth and spiritual aspects of the Camino de Santiago. It’s so fun to connect with other pilgrims and seekers about this life-changing journey. In addition, […]
Something’s out there—I just know it I have a life-long, irrational, and paralyzing fear of the dark. On a related note, my previous two attempts at backpacking involved a bear (first) and anti-anxiety medication (second). So what on earth got […]
Silence is consent And I’ve been quiet a lot lately. In the afterglow of a seven-week pilgrimage, the world seems really loud to me. News from far and near about explosions small and large—followed by spin and finger-pointing—has me very pensive. I […]
