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  • book cover the way of the rose rosary with flowers
    review,  spirituality

    Rosary recovered: ‘The Way of the Rose’ digs up old path for modern seekers

    How the rosary got me to put down my phone.

  • honey molasses bread round dough
    creative writing,  poetry

    Poem: Knowing and Kneading

    Can you feel your ancestors while kneading dough?

  • pomegranates breakfast cup
    creative writing

    Of Pomegranates and pain

    The currency of forgiveness won’t always feed the hungry, but choosing compassion over condemnation is the right price for a meal.

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    newsletter

    Heart-Centered Living News launch

    After a long hiatus from my own digital publishing, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m launching a monthly newsletter, Heart-Centered Living News.

  • parallel parking cartoon girl crying
    creative writing

    Formal human training

    Helping a stranger parallel park when you can barely park yourself never felt so good.

  • martin luther king speech from lincoln memorial 1968
    op-ed,  social commentary

    Democracy dies when troops stand against protesters

    OP-ED Why is democracy dead? A look at troops pitted against protesters at the Lincoln Memorial in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing.

  • baked pasta broccoli
    caregiving,  social commentary

    ‘Thank you for keeping me alive’: love language from the kitchen

    What a sprig of parsley can teach us about compassion during the Covid-19 pandemic and the endemic ‘disease of hate’ in America.

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    podcast

    Mindfulness in the Media Storm

    What can Hurricane Dorian teach us about mindfulness? The storm begs a question: ‘who am I without the chaos?’

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    tantra

    Shawn Roop Talks Tantra and Sex

    Tantra coach Shawn Roop’s talk “You Think You Know Sex?” offered juicy insight about spiritual tantric practices.

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    review,  tantra

    ‘Tantric Sex for Busy Couples’ a great primer even for singles

    Tantric Sex for Busy Couples by Diana Daffner looks at the physical and spiritual benefits of practical tantra exercises.

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Confronting the Emotional Toll of Hurricanes  — The time to put life on hold gives an opportunity to shatter the conventional illusion that everything is stable.

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Irish prozac. It's been about three weeks since m Irish prozac. It's been about three weeks since my brother died. I've kept up with most of life -- some work, some flamenco, beds and coffees made in the mornings, hair washed, bills paid. Yet something in me untethered from the mundane. My brain fractured on autopilot My heart surrendered to infinity. For each one who's died -- my parents, and now him -- part of me expands to a lightness of being where I breathe in wonder that we were born, lived and loved. I see my caravan of ancestors leading the way on celestial footpaths.
Irish prozac. It's been about three weeks since m Irish prozac. It's been about three weeks since my brother died. I've kept up with most of life -- some work, some flamenco, beds and coffees made in the mornings, hair washed, bills paid. Yet something in me untethered from the mundane. My brain fractured on autopilot My heart surrendered to infinity. For each one who's died -- my parents, and now him -- part of me expands to a lightness of being where I breathe in wonder that we were born, lived and loved. I see my caravan of ancestors leading the way on celestial footpaths.
This is how I'll remember you. When we were young This is how I'll remember you. When we were young and free -- free from what happened later -- the growing up, clothed in the sharpness of living. But there were many joys, too. Joys to sweeten my sour tears. You were always my rock, brother. Now I want to smash rocks against the wall. Gone too soon, too fast. Before I could make amends. What silent words the heart speaks. We held hands once. We hold love forever. Angel Francisco May 1, 1960 - May 2, 2023
My friend's grandfather was an Ecuadorian consul w My friend's grandfather was an Ecuadorian consul who helped over 200 Holocaust refugees escape Nazi Germany. Yesterday, during Holocaust Remembrance Day, he received a plaque in the Garden of the Righteous, an area of a local temple that honors non-Jews who have helped Jews. Mr. Burbano defied protocol to follow a greater law. Should we all be so courageous. The ceremony was incredible moving as were the testimonies, heard on film, from families that exist because of one man's decision to course-correct genocide. Getting to this ceremony involved years of meticulous research that is still ongoing. Also ongoing is the hope we felt seeing people from different countries and faiths under one roof celebrating life and solidarity. It was an honor for me to witness this moment. To learn more, visit @jiburbanor Eva Zelig, a NYC-based filmmaker, made a movie about Burbano. "One consul daringly issued Ecuadorian passports to stateless Jews to delay deportation to death camps." https://www.anunknowncountry-movie.com/
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