--> There are infinite ways to walk from J and 23rd streets to 5th and T,which is where I live.It’s a grid.The letters run east west.And the numbers run north south.Like that.There are so many ways to go,it can be difficult to know when to … [Read more...] about Definitely Not in Search of Chocolate on the Grid in Sacramento, California
spirit & personal
Thoughts on Acquittal, Mitt Romney & the Presidential Election Today
Yesterday's acquittal of Donald J Trump showed both why Nancy Pelosi didn't want to do it, and why regular Democrats did. All along, Speaker Pelosi knew it would end this way and that the whole episode could feel like a fool's errand and a … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Acquittal, Mitt Romney & the Presidential Election Today
Spiritual Lessons to Draw from the Iowa Caucus
The Iowa Caucus and the collective (inter)national freakout it has fostered provides, like many of life’s challenges, a great opportunity to do our spiritual work around it. Specifically, we can remember What NOT to do in the middle of … [Read more...] about Spiritual Lessons to Draw from the Iowa Caucus
Well it’s Groundhog Day, Back on the Time Diet
I don't want to let Groundhog Day get too far in the rearview mirror without observing it. First of all, this year Punxsutawny Phil did NOT see his shadow. This is supposed to predict an early spring. Right here in Sacramento … [Read more...] about Well it’s Groundhog Day, Back on the Time Diet
Tradition One for Democrats: Unity–Can We Dems Get Smart about Staying Together?
Can we get smart in the Democratic primary about our common welfare? In a spiritual path that I walk, we have traditions that set the guardrails for our behavior with each other and in all aspects of our lives. We joke that the traditions are … [Read more...] about Tradition One for Democrats: Unity–Can We Dems Get Smart about Staying Together?
Some Brand Spanking New Thing That You’ve Never Heard about Gratitude
Maybe. Here are my top 10 things I'm grateful for about my gratitude practice: Because I choose to be grateful for 20 things every day, I have to look all day to find those thingsBecause I challenge myself for those things to be new and … [Read more...] about Some Brand Spanking New Thing That You’ve Never Heard about Gratitude
Graduate Level Spirituality: Coming to grips with an E.L.F.
Warning: this particular post is graduate level spirituality. Do not advise going directly from feeling resentful and victimized towards everyone every minute of your life without ever doing your own work to now labelling people … [Read more...] about Graduate Level Spirituality: Coming to grips with an E.L.F.
Are you willing to believe that there’s no difference between the political and the spiritual?
How much are your limited thoughts, beliefs, opinions and conclusions driving your view of what is possible in the 2020 presidential election? Whether you feel hate or suspicion towards certain candidates or parties or the entire government or are … [Read more...] about Are you willing to believe that there’s no difference between the political and the spiritual?
Being in the Question not the Answer
I have never been into affirmations, which is heresy where I come from. In my spiritual communities, we say "change your thinking, change your life" (Ernest Holmes) and we affirm what we want to create or attract. Don't get me wrong, I … [Read more...] about Being in the Question not the Answer
What else is possible? How Does it Get Even Better Than this?
In the less than 24 hours since we learned of the U.S. assassination of Iran's Qassem Soleimani, the Twitterverse and my brain has filled with ideas about the "inevitable" retaliation and bad things that could happen from this. And they could, … [Read more...] about What else is possible? How Does it Get Even Better Than this?
How Big is Your Allowance?
A lot of spiritual traditions like to talk about the power of "acceptance," but these days I'm more interested in "allowance" than acceptance. I don't know about you but I remember fondly the allowance that my parents gave me. It wasn't … [Read more...] about How Big is Your Allowance?
Happy/Sad 2019
As 2019 screams to a close, feelings are a mixture about the year. Here's a list of things I'm happy to see go (some personal, some in the world) and those I am so grateful for:Happily letting go of:20 people in a Democratic Primary debate (and … [Read more...] about Happy/Sad 2019