May 2022

I’m the first to admit that I have some control issues.   I deeply believe in my ability to make things happen.  I believe that the universe doesn’t happen TO me–I happen to the universe.   It’s a worldview that has served me well, but it’s frankly exhausting. The problem with that worldview is that when things […]

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ― Albert Einstein Friends, Get ready for this jelly–Thursday’s webinar is going to provide some serious value for my overworked, stressed-out nonprofit homies.   This Thursday, my pal Dr. Eugene Choi is going to drop some serious knowledge

Real talk: I’m tired, y’all. I’m tired of seeing another headline of mass shootings. I’m tired of reading about yet another hate-related crime committed against people for simply existing in this world as a Black/Asian/Latinx/immigrant/trans/LGBTQ+/unhoused/concert-going/2nd grade attending/churchgoing/mosque-going/just going to work/sleeping at home/jogging down the street/female/breathing person. So, basically, anyone who is currently alive. I’m tired

“…Dogs have such a short lifespan because it’s part of their loving service to us. They are here, among other reasons, to teach us how to die—because they are so good at it, and we are so bad at it…Dogs see all the fear and anxiety that we humans carry around about the subject of

I’ve got some sobering news for you.   One day–hopefully very far from today–you and I and everybody we know will not exist on this planet anymore.   In the midst of a sunny spring that heralds rebirth and renewal, I’ve been contemplating death, loss and change.  One of my dear friends lost a loved one recently.