What have you learned about yourself from books, podcasts, essays, speeches and words of Black and brown people?Knowing myself has and will always be a journey for me. I am a Capricorn with Virgo rising, so internalizing and reliving is part of my nature. One of the things that I have noticed is that engraved […]
What does this saying mean? To be like the buddha…do I need to leave home and wander for decades in search of self and spiritual enlightenment? Do I need to give away all my worldly possessions and ‘just be”?In our lives, we are involved in stressful situations, relationships, and work environments. We often have emotional […]
What have you learned about yourself from books, podcasts, essays, speeches and words of Black and brown people? I have learned that even though I have no conscious racist thoughts or actions, racism is still inside of me, because it is inside of all those who live within a racist system. Racism is this insidious […]
In our current effort to reduce this division and discord we are experiencing between people and groups of people I have noticed a familiar refrain that is kind of questionable to me. I read in comments or hear in interviews, people saying that we will come together when we realize we are more the same […]
What have you learned about yourself from books, podcasts, essays, speeches and words of Black and brown people? Reading Octavia Butler as a teenager opened my eyes to the limited worldview of white evangelicalism that I was raised in. In her science fiction, she creates worlds where spirituality evolves, young girls lead movements and people […]
We can learn from each other on and off our mat. Hear how Kara develops her cultural awareness of herself and others and develops her competencies to grow more full and complete as an amazing human being and community healer. What have you learned about yourself from books, podcasts, essays, speeches and words of Black […]
In 2024, most of the US celebrates Juneteenth. Like most, or all of our holidays, we just don’t quite understand the reason behind the furniture sales, “HUGE SAVINGS”, and alcohol poisoning. I present, for your consideration, Memorial Day, Cinco de Mayo, and, Juneteenth. We have a cringy approach to theme holidays. We incorrectly thank veterans […]
by Marc Neal By now we’ve all heard about Kansas City Chief kicker Harrison Butker saying women should aspire to be homemakers, among other stereotypical and misogynistic tropes. He can hoist of his own petard, as Shakespeare said, I am not here to discuss him. I want to discuss what Whoopi Goldberg said in response […]
In an era where the thunder of anxiety and conflict seems more like a backdrop to our daily lives, the song “99 Luftballons” by Nena emerges not just as an anti-war anthem but as a profound reminder of our tendency to interpret, construct narratives, and jump to worst-case scenarios. This German pop hit from the […]
