The Healing Hand

The cancer was rated seven on an eight point scale, eight being the most aggressive form. And, it was not the only thing I needed to heal from. Two years of mostly isolation after the shocking loss of my partner to a heart attack at the beginning of Covid had left me pretty broken. My yoga teacher…

Home Sweet Man

I have a home again with smells of good food and flowers, organic coffee from Mexico and lilies from the valley. It is oh, so comfy. It is full of comfort things, silk bedding, essential oils, pure fabric afghans for cold toes. And, it has a beautiful man who comes with, a man who says nice things in…

Notes on Peace, The Environment and Deterrence

To understand peace, we need to explore it in multiple varying contexts. We have become too used to understanding peace in the context of war. And, we have convinced ourselves that war is perpetual. The world is full of bad actors. Only weapons will keep us safe after 9/11. We…

PEACE Has Lost its Voice

It was hard enough for PEACE to be heard again since it does not have a voice like bombs. 
They are heard everywhere they are dropped, blasting out the voices of humans. And, often, it was humans who gave voice to PEACE. Wise rulers, philosophers and spiritual leaders gave voice to PEACE in ancient…

On Peace: Suspend Belief, Give Flight to Imagination

Our belief has become firmly affixed to war, to the inevitability of war. Where the word peace has been voided out of politicians’ vocabulary, it has been replaced by self-defense. We accept self-defense on the face of it, never…