Happiness: A Radical Act
Living lightly in dark times There’s no end of reasons to be unhappy In this third spring of the pandemic, we are only just emerging, or so we hope, into some semblance of our old freedoms. As we begin to…
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Tripping Towards Eternity
Could psychedelics ease suffering for the dying — and those they leave behind? A few months ago, one of my best friends introduced me to an organization called End Well. A non-profit foundation, it was founded in 2017 by Dr.…
The Season of Letting Go
My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to our former home in Idaho. In NorCal, October had become a season of dread, every warm breeze sparking…
Life is a Road Trip
Thinking of it that way is my key to sanity This week, I confess I have fallen into error It’s a mistake I have made, alas, many times over. It has to do with taking myself seriously. That leads to brooding…
It’s My Birthday, So . . .
You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! I celebrate another birthday this week So, enough of July 4th weekend, not that it’s been such a big deal this year unless you count the Trumpian travesty at Mt.…