True North (Parker Palmer)
“I am what I am. Take it or leave me alone.” Rosario Morales In times when I have been closest to… more »
Dedicated to a Cause or Countdown to Thanksgiving Break?
Is it our fate as dedicated educators, activists, writers, to always be making a choice between our work and other supports… more »
“Why else would you be a teacher?” David Cohen
“For these are all our children, We will all profit by, or pay for, Whatever they become.” James Baldwin While… more »
Boys and Girls Club of Denver
While many human beings are causing suffering in this world, I wish I could figure out a way to count… more »
Thich Nhat Hanh: when the phone rings….
My sister gave me a Thich Nhat Hanh video in the 90’s that was so comforting, I always fell asleep… more »
“The Low Road” by Marge Piercy
This poem by one of my favorite writers helps me remember what we can do together. Marge Piercy is so… more »
The Belly of the Beast
“Better to lick your wounds and be battle scarred than kiss ass and compromise your values. Fight the good fight.”… more »
What is your story?
“There are 3 kinds of story of action– those we live, those we tell, and those which help our souls… more »
The Ghost Dance: Message of Hope (Lakota)
If you can talk you can sing, if you can walk you can dance. Zimbabwe proverb Listening to a… more »
The Elephant and the Flea
e In A Mythic Life (1996), Jean Houston recalls what she learned from Margaret Mead: “…it was important to challenge… more »
Not in My Minute
My sister told me about a conference where indigenous Californians discussed efforts to keep their languages alive. Many of the… more »
We are on a Hero’s Journey
‘The difference between a hero and a victim is in stance, relationship to the situation. The victim is passive, the… more »
Tiny Trimtab Turns the Ship
“Something hit me very hard once, thinking about what one little man could do. Think of the Queen Mary—the whole… more »
365 Days: What is Possible
Showing up every day “If you write one short story every day, at the end of the year you will… more »
Standing up against bullies
The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word… more »