Dear Younger One, Your mom asked me to write. She said you were doing pretty well. I'm glad. I also heard you are afraid of growing up. Turning 18
The day you realize
In the past few years, I found myself saying lightheartedly, "you know, I am the center of my own universe. So are you. No one can be anything but
Shortcut to Autopilot
A few times in my life, I discovered a tool so powerful, that it's use alone was enough to reach a goal. From about 15 on, all I've really wanted
Voting to pay taxes in ashes?
I'm calling out those who wield destructive energy, calling to "burn down" the government. (If talking money is the only way to get your attention- so
Survival is a fast car
On a recent talk the speaker asked her audience how many were "in survival mode." One quarter of the hands went up.* I found this revelatory, not
Beyond Belief
I don't go to church, my kids don't either. The other day I realized that even though I don't engage with organized religion anymore, that there are
What I know (a letter of witchy wisdom to my kid)
So, you don't seem to be interested in what I have to say. And that's natural. And that is you becoming you, so it's fine. But your mom was born a
The low road
Walking with my son in the "fairy woods," we came to an intersection in the trail we'd come to many times before. "Which way should we go?" he
Yup, Q, It’s True
When the Alt-right and Q followers obsess on pedophilia, its because in a very real way, it is true. The child-like minds of many Trumpians are being
Spiritual Adulting: Part 1. I’m an American bigot. Ugh.
[new subtitle added in Nov 2024]: searching for one's dog This morning I looked in the spiritual mirror and realized I was a bigot. Not a blowhard,
