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Updating my About page into a Now page
March 15, 2022
A brief, up-to-date accounting of where I’m at with work, life, and school.
Attempts to invalidate a movement, what is truth, and how do we build a just society
February 17, 2022
Each of us is working on the weft and warp of building a society from our diversity of belief, opinions, experiences, frameworks, and theories. And in that weaving sometimes we’ll meet up and touch the hands and join the causes of those who seem very different from us (I should hope so) and sometimes we’ll feel some distance from those we usually align with (also, I should hope so).
My line in the sand
January 29, 2022
In a liberal democracy individual liberty is the given state, the independent variable. If the state fails to convince a population by reasonable means why the individual’s autonomy, responsibility and relationality must be curtailed, and they must advance their agenda via coercion, that state action and that authority is unjust.
As we crawl our way into a New Year
January 10, 2022
I ended 2021 in grief and deep sadness; feeling loss, disappointment, and uncertainty about the future.
The thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices
December 21, 2021
I've committed myself to carrying hope right now. I have faith in possibilities not yet experienced. Possibilities so unlikely, they might as well be supernatural.
Women's work is never done (especially during the holidays)
December 3, 2021
Are you starting to feel the stress of the season yet? Are you feeling all the things that you need to do (organize, plan, cook, etc.) to make this a good holiday season for your family? Why do women & especially mothers continue to do this work? How did we arrive here? What are possible solutions?
Marking the Seasons and a quest for a certain kind of knowing
November 22, 2021
I have a longing for ancient and earth-connected ritual in my life. The longing has been there for many years but it’s become more noticeable as I’ve distanced myself from institutionalized Christianity and its attendant ceremonies.
