Texting through the Tears

When there’s midnight silence She can hear his voice When she closes her eyes She can see him coming up the stairs I ask her to tell me Some of the nicknames he had for…

Reminder on a 3 by 5 Index Card

If you face obloquy You’ve got to practice If you face applause You’ve got to practice If you face indifference You’ve got to practice If you face heartbreak You’ve got to practice

Reckoning with War

Dear Friends of Saint Louis Mindfulness Sangha, The first of the five wonderful mindfulness trainings emphasizes cultivating reverence for life. The original version of the 12th precept of the Order of Interbeing reads: “Do not…

Improv #4

Improv Wisdom Writing Class Thursday 13 March 2014 Class #4 Reflections 1. How to lovely to think that no one need wait a minute; we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that…

Holding It All

At a break during our all-day strategy meeting Yasmin told me She never felt more hopeless Than when she walked the roads of Rafah (Ruins to the left Rubble to the right) And all the…

One Thought after Another

Did K’s friend commit suicide in California? Were Courtney and Lindsay just now talking about Colleen? (You eavesdropper!) Will someone read aloud tonight and pop the balloon? Am I going to write another anaphoral litany?…

Moments

Friday 6 December 2013 Dear Eileen Thank you for being real In an unreal time Is it Death breathing down your neck Or just another terrifying episode to the ER 1/8th step forward 40 meters…

Right is Might

Secretary of State John Kerry asserted About Russia’s behavior in Crimea: “It is not appropriate to invade a country And at the end of a barrel of a gun Dictate what you are trying to…