Interview your walls, doors, circulation, and power sourcePlane down resentmentsDrain sorrowsSweep out excusesHang injuries on the line to blow awayRestructure internal combustion While waiting, there are things to do Arrange for pick-up of unfinished business dating back from 1 to 100 yearsDiscontinue delivery of negativityReview user agreements and delete outdated engagementsWeed out clumps of resistance… Continue reading Things to Do While Waiting
Category: writing
The smell of whale burp
Yesterday evening, upon my return, a parade went through my neighborhood.Call: “Whose lives matter?” Response: “Black Lives Matter!” Call: “Get outta your homes, and into the street!” Repeat. I got outta my home and into the street to see what was going on. I didn’t know what the revolution would look like. I always thought… Continue reading The smell of whale burp
Animal vegetable church
I typed in the 3 required lines and 10 seconds later, I got an email: congratulations you are an ordained minister! And so it was. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, it has come to pass. So call me if you want to be wed, baptized, or laid to rest. It really is official in… Continue reading Animal vegetable church
Common sense
Nominate yourself to do something. Create a positive position of action, no matter how small, for someone outside of you/yours. One day I nominated myself to be the birdbath tender at the Quaker meetinghouse. I mean, what a great title, for starters. I cannot wait to list this on my resume. To get more involved… Continue reading Common sense
Dog bodhisattvas
I’ve seen them wearing coats, wearing sweaters,riding in bike baskets, and shopping carts. Tied up outside stores, on concrete, waiting for their beloved. Dog bodhisattvas are not bogged down in dogma.They are not downward dogs. Dog bodhisattvas are often harnessed for duty and wearing a badge or service vest, absorbing or deflecting suffering for those… Continue reading Dog bodhisattvas
Essence Trading Post
I signed up for another art class in March. Would you sign up and pay money to be around encouraging artists in a room dedicated to making art? I would. To drop out of regular life to be expressive, curious, and open-minded in the ever depressing news narrative is a bold choice. It is another… Continue reading Essence Trading Post
Divide less, add more
Call me dull or obsolete, I’m voting for Biden. I picked up several other Biden endorsements today. It was easy. Let’s skip to the pictures if you want a quick idea of Biden backers. We have two old guys in the running. There are many issues to compare. I’m looking at these: Which one would… Continue reading Divide less, add more
Stay clear of droplets
It’s a new virus! Brand new! This is a non-sciency post, based on science by scientists and epidemiologists about the novel (new) coronavirus. The name of our new virus is: SARs-CoV-2. No one calls it that, it’s so formal. There is a whole family of coronaviruses, and we have known this family since the mid… Continue reading Stay clear of droplets
What are you responding to?
My friend loaned me a washboard to play with. The Zing King, Lingerie washboard: “do not rub hard, the board will do the work,” is printed on the front. This is the best thing that’s happened to me in months. I guess I’ve always wanted to play a washboard. We are making songs about voting.… Continue reading What are you responding to?
What are we turning into?
Under the right conditions, we change, transform, become something else. I didn’t read Ovid’s metamorphoses, but I think the take away is that everything is turning into something else. I take this literally, like maybe things are and do change right in front of us and inside of us. Change is happening around me right… Continue reading What are we turning into?