Dear God,I feel so so sad today. I feel so angry. I feel so helpless. I go around telling people that all is well and that all is in divine right order and timing. And now Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court. … [Read more...] about Open Letter to God: Why? What Next?
Archives for 2018
Maybe we all need to scream in elevators
As I watch events unfold around Jeff Kavanaugh's confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice, I am more and more aware of the "hysterical woman" within me. Nowhere was this more apparent than the feeling I had watching Ana Maria Archila scream … [Read more...] about Maybe we all need to scream in elevators
One America: Texas and California
I'm continuing to consume Ron Chernow's 1000 page bio of Ulysses S Grant while I enjoy my stay in Dallas, Texas. I'm struck by how much more California has in common with Texas then the differences between the states. And the … [Read more...] about One America: Texas and California
Looking Up in Texas
I'm in Dallas, Texas this week attending the Centers for Spiritual Living Ministers Gathering hosted by CSLDallas. Today scores of us ministers will stand at Dallas City Hall to honor and know a different truth for Botham Jean, an African … [Read more...] about Looking Up in Texas
We’re Mad as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take it Anymore
No. Not me. The Senate Republicans. They came out swinging today, furious at the "sham process" -- waaah? Did I miss something? They're in charge of the process. It reminds me of a not-so-hilarious political … [Read more...] about We’re Mad as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take it Anymore
Holding Dr. Ford and the Country in Love and Compassion
As I watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, I am holding her and all other women who have ever struggled to come forward and tell their stories in love and compassion. She is so credible. She … [Read more...] about Holding Dr. Ford and the Country in Love and Compassion
Is My God a Holy They?
For years in my new thought circles we have said "Mother-Father God" as a way to include the Mother, include the Goddess in our God, something that didn't happen in our childhood. We have also often referred to God as "It" in order to leave the … [Read more...] about Is My God a Holy They?
“Everything I need is right here” Really?
"Everything you need is right here," said the young woman behind the counter of the Philadelphia Airport food counter as she handed me my bag to go. "Really?" I couldn't resist saying. "Everything? Absolutely everything that I … [Read more...] about “Everything I need is right here” Really?
Feeling and Breathing the Northern California Wildfires
The saying goes, there are four seasons in California: flash floods, mudslides, wildfires and pride parade. At this point we're deep in the wildfire season. Where I sit in Sacramento we're breathing smoke and seeing haze from a huge fire … [Read more...] about Feeling and Breathing the Northern California Wildfires
I Don’t Have to Tell People I’m Setting a Boundary
I like to think that I know something about boundary setting, but I actually have only learned a few things, and highly imperfectly. For that reason, I wrote a post about a year ago: the top 10 ways NOT to set boundaries. Since it was sarcastic … [Read more...] about I Don’t Have to Tell People I’m Setting a Boundary
Summer Junk Food for the Mind
Where do you stand on junk reading? I go back and forth. For years I have alternated "quality" literature--like deep spiritual inquiries, riveting memoirs, biographies and histories and prize-winning novels--with "beach" reading like … [Read more...] about Summer Junk Food for the Mind
Feel the Slow Sweet Good Love of Mister Rogers (aka God)–5 Snouts up for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 5 enthusiastic Snouts up (Understand my Snout-Based Rating system) for Wont You Be My Neighbor? The movie about Fred aka "Mister" Rogers. A month ago I was in San Diego to see my mother and this movie was sold out on a … [Read more...] about Feel the Slow Sweet Good Love of Mister Rogers (aka God)–5 Snouts up for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?