Once there was a king who built a castle of emptiness up in the stars. He could watch the whole world through his telescope, The lives of each and every mortal soul unfolding like a book. Only, the emptiness he kept in his treasure chamber grew day by day, Like a black viscous ooze that…
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The plain honest truth is, We all live afraid Afraid of not being loved, Afraid that being in love will hurt, Afraid we aren’t enough. I used to lock my fears like monsters, Away behind layers of iron doors The slow steady scrape of their claws against steel shivered my bones And when they escaped,…
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There is a peace in the hills I sometimes hear Far away, a silence louder than sound, A wind that touches every hillside with the gentleness of a finger on a beloved face, When I was a child I wandered in that wind, Rejoicing in the far away and lonely places, The silver ripples the…
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Blue petals rain from a sky of flowers, If I can walk all the way up to the sky, Perhaps I can find the sun. They tell me the sun is an all-consuming ball of fire, But I am not ready to be consumed. So I think the sun will appear to me as a…
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It’s been a long time since I wrote. I wonder if the words will come. And yet, in a deep shivery corner of my self, I feel the words are waiting for me, They are standing in the long blue halls of my imagination, wrapped up in cloaks, and ready to spring awake at the…
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This was originally published on Medium; thanks for all the views, recommendations, and comments you left there. I appreciate your support! As a college student, I became obsessed with ecovillages. Ecovillages are modern-day Utopian housing projects, community-building in “harmony with nature.” My thoughts ran like this: “People are lonely and isolated. The planet is being…
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When the Black Lives Matter protests happened outside my Oakland office, many of my white friends were annoyed, worried about their commute and their safety. When I said, “We shouldn’t be avoiding the protests. We should be joining them,” my words fell into a little nervous silence. When I blogged about joining the protests, some…
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Yes, I find the people who say, “technology is causing social isolation,” to be heartless and lacking in imagination. Also, technology opens up possibilities for the elderly, the sick, and the disabled to be part of the active life of a community. Some examples: 1. The elderly. My friend used Twitter to help her elderly…
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Do you think the world is becoming a better place or a worse one over time? Can our small actions today have repercussions far, far in the future? Can we live our lives in service to a positive future? When I read this headline: It’s Unconstitutional to Ban the Homeless from Sleeping Outside, the Federal…
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As many of you know, I work for a company called Berrett-Koehler Publishers. My employer’s favorite book is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary Edition today. I feel proud and happy; I contributed ideas and feedback for the “bonus chapter” which was added to the new edition. The author, BJ Gallagher, is an AMAZING lady, chock full…
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