It has been a full year now since I began the act of intentionally setting aside each morning to practice a spiritual discipline. What felt most comfortable for me was meditation, silence, and contemplation. During this year of setting my alarm earlier than usual, I learned much more than I could ever adequately describe on… Continue reading My Year of Spiritual Disciplines Practice
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Women’s March & Motivations
Just over a year ago, I found myself volunteering with The Women's March in Chicago. Another woman and I were in charge of directing foot traffic from one of the "L" stops downtown. Basically, I was yelling at arriving protesters to walk up the steps and take a right. As I stood there, though, an… Continue reading Women’s March & Motivations
Unspoken Histories
It wasn't until this afternoon, sometime while reading another opinion article on Aziz, that I felt something inside me spark and fade. A memory resurrected from the grave, I felt its presence lurking somewhere in my body ... behind my eyes, maybe. In play-back mode, I could see myself in the front seat of his… Continue reading Unspoken Histories
Fool Energy
Some moons ago, I encountered a moment I believe we are all familiar with, especially in the age of social media. I found myself staring at a post and comment that was, in my mind, so socially and politically incorrect that I thought my arms were going to separate from my body in a haste… Continue reading Fool Energy
2017 – Boy, bye.
It is the 31st of December and I wonder how many others, like me, find themselves in front of a screen. The year 2017 has been a year. It has been filled and emptied; full of exclamations and question marks. In February of this year, I think my heart had had its fill. Doing the… Continue reading 2017 – Boy, bye.
Roy Moore & The Evangelical Card
For anyone that has followed the sexual assault allegations against the many, many men lately, it feels overwhelming. It has made me wonder how many remain in the shadows because they do not hold a title like Producer or Senator or Director. And while all the stories against these men are equally disturbing, there is… Continue reading Roy Moore & The Evangelical Card
Prayer and Policy
Am I on repeat here? Is this thing on? Gun violence deaths are, from what I'm seeing, a monthly occurrence. If you live in a major city, yes, it might be a daily occurrence. However, the laws in place -- or lack thereof -- do not afford us the ability to choose thoughts and prayers… Continue reading Prayer and Policy
To Hope
"Hope empties our hands in order that we may work with them. It shows us that we have something to work for, and teaches us how to work for it." – Thomas Merton I’ve been thinking about the concept of hope. What it means to have hope, how does one attain hope, the difference between… Continue reading To Hope
Oh, there I am.
George Bernard Shaw, Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Nader, and Joan of Arc. These are all the people my EnneaThought of the day recommended that I reflect on and think about what they "model" for me. At first, I was definitely thinking Who is George Bernard Shaw? But Wikipedia quickly solved that problem for me. Then, I did… Continue reading Oh, there I am.
Hard stop
“The holiness of the kingdom of God must be preserved. If Jesus refused to acknowledge and fight for Israel as God's favored nation -- even though it was the one nation in history that actually held this status at one time -- how much more must his followers refuse to acknowledge and fight for America… Continue reading Hard stop
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