Happy new year, happy new everything. I've got a new, freshly cracked open journal, a clear set of intentions and practices for the year, and my brain is downright buzzing with things I want to dump on you write and talk with you about. But before I do, a little clearing of my mental shelves… Continue reading Shelf space
The solstice is upon us: the darkest days of the year and the start of astronomical winter. It sounds a bit gloomy, but after a long stretch of darkness, the light is actually returning. A curious new habit I’ve developed during the months of the pandemic has been a nightly check of the twilight start… Continue reading Zoom out, zoom in
When I set my intentions for 2020 at the end of last year, cultivating more tranquility was at the center of all of my plans: figuring out how to slow down, pay more attention, and enjoy the gifts of my good and simple life. It goes without saying that this year has been pure chaos,… Continue reading Upside down
This Saturday, January 18th, at 10:00 AM at Waterfront Park, I'll be volunteering at the fourth annual Women's March San Diego, a non-partisan, women-led movement unified around eight key principles: civil rights, disability rights, ending violence, environmental justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQIA rights, reproductive rights, and worker's rights. And I'll be there in the spirit of… Continue reading Forward March
Winter solstice arrives Sunday at 4:19 Coordinated Universal Time, which is 8:19 PM tonight, here on my home slice of the planet. At the time of writing, I'm a few hours away from the point at which the Northern Hemisphere will be leaning its furthest away from the sun for the year. The beginning of… Continue reading The longest night
Is there a song, a movie, a painting, a book, or some other piece of art that you can say with total confidence that you will never, ever tire of? Whose every note, word, or brushstroke is familiar, and that makes you feel ... something? In many of my dementia education programs, I encourage the… Continue reading And then I don’t feel so bad
Yesterday a stranger made my whole day, by giving me about five seconds of his. He was standing outside of an office building on First Avenue, engrossed in a phone call when I passed by on my morning run. When I got close enough to make eye contact, he moved his phone away from his… Continue reading “Hey, Happy Thanksgiving.”
Last night, the 2019 Major League Baseball season ended in grand and historic fashion, with the Washington Nationals beating the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series. I'm no baseball wonk, but I do love watching the game for its deep complexity, and the psychology of what's going on out there. There's not… Continue reading Well-seasoned
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