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President Trump’s Blame Game Based on “Common Sense” Ignores the Fact that US Air Traffic Controllers are 84% Male and 75% White

February 1, 2025

Shock is an appropriate reaction when the US President reacts to a national tragedy not with calls for support and comfort for those who have lost loved ones, not with soothing words for the millions of Americans who travel by air every year and who fear meeting a similar fate, and not with reassurances that … More President Trump’s Blame Game Based on “Common Sense” Ignores the Fact that US Air Traffic Controllers are 84% Male and 75% White

Tragedy Over DC: Hypocrisy Over Comfort?

January 30, 2025

When I woke up this morning and read about a commercial jet and a military helicopter crashing together above Washington DC and then plunging into the Potomac river, all I could do was cry. I mourned the loss of life, and it hit me particularly hard because I consider DC to be my home town, … More Tragedy Over DC: Hypocrisy Over Comfort?

Are you upset about the news lately? It’s time to Shock and Activate

January 28, 2025

At the end of the first week of President Trump’s 2025 term, so many of my friends have said things to me like “I’m so sad (or worried or depressed” or “I can’t believe he has done so many terrible things already” or “I just feel awful all the time” or “I can’t watch/read/hear about … More Are you upset about the news lately? It’s time to Shock and Activate

Focusing on What I Want, Not on What I Don’t Want

January 15, 2025

Regular readers of this blog probably can probably guess that I’m not looking forward to Donald Trump becoming the 47th President of the United States next week. However, my spiritual tradition teaches us not to focus on what we don’t want, because that focus will only make that thing grow. As the quote above by … More Focusing on What I Want, Not on What I Don’t Want

Motivational Music Monday: Let’s Sing for LA

January 13, 2025

So of course what is on my mind and on my heart today is the ongoing devastation and increasing threats of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. It is on the other side of the country from me, but it is still my country. And while I haven’t spent that much time in California, … More Motivational Music Monday: Let’s Sing for LA

Marianne Williamson’s Prayer for Los Angeles

January 10, 2025

Dear God, Please bring solace to those who have lost so much. Pour forth Divine waters on the fires now raging. Calm the fires and calm our hearts. May miracles occur in realms unseen. Give hope to the hopeless and love to those who feel none. Bless Los Angeles as she walks through this valley … More Marianne Williamson’s Prayer for Los Angeles

Celebrate Hallowalimuertos With Me

October 30, 2024

I am not a big believer in coincidence, but I’m a firm convert to synchronicity. Synchronicity is a concept developed by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung about what he called “meaningful coincidences”—events that line up in a way that feels too connected to be random. Most of us have had an experience like thinking about a … More Celebrate Hallowalimuertos With Me

A Tale of Two Campaign Ads

September 23, 2024

Much of my work is about analyzing stories and they power they have in our lives. This morning I saw a US Presidential campaign ad that I thought told a really good story in less than two minutes. So I wanted to talk about that, but to be fair, I wanted to also talk about … More A Tale of Two Campaign Ads

A Perspective on Current Events from History…via Broadway

July 25, 2024

This week, President Joe Biden became the 9th among the 46 Presidents we have elected since the beginning of our nation to decide not to run for re-election. I don’t know all the reasons previous Presidents made that decision, but I do know about two: our Founding Father, George Washington, and the only one to … More A Perspective on Current Events from History…via Broadway

I Was Struggling with Today’s January 6th, but This Gave Me Hope

January 6, 2024

Sorry that it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. But best wishes to all for 2024. Every January 1, our Spiritual Center has a New Year’s Visioning session in which we receive guidance about what we are to do this year, and has an optional Vision Board Creation workshop afterward. The picture above is a quote … More I Was Struggling with Today’s January 6th, but This Gave Me Hope