Sep 24Member-onlyA Beginners Guide to The Future — Sustainable Self-SufficiencyA Beginners Guide to The Future — Sustainable Self-Sufficiency I don’t know about you, but I’m experiencing a fair amount of chaos in the world. My sense of place, my identity, and my tribe/family are all in the air. You can’t find anyone still working who isn’t stressed, overwhelmed, and…Climate Change5 min read
Jul 5Member-onlyI’m outta here — no time for pricksThere is no time To be wasted There is no time but me and you sharing kindness confidence and respect Hope and capacity for change Together we can grow our power We must get out of negative loops Energy drains and fear We all have traumas With more to come…Emotional Intelligence1 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jan 11Member-onlyThe Rise of the Omichondriac SyndromeExcuse my linguistic liberties, but I’d bet my last silver dollar that Omichondriac syndrome is a common ailment suffered by many. Allow me to be the first to coin the phrase and name the condition with silver dollar intact. A New Year is not a noble time to ignore your…Health3 min read
Published in One Table, One World·Dec 21, 2021Member-onlyUnderstanding The Importance of Mushrooms for Health and Our PlanetThere’s a subterranean network lurking just beneath my feet that becomes evident every time it rains. A labyrinth of mycelium, a fungus-like colony of bacteria, neither plant nor animal, thrusting its fruiting bodies above the soil. Mushrooming overnight, they bear names that figment my imagination: bolete, puffball, chanterelle, shaggy mane…Mushrooms4 min read
Dec 16, 2021Member-onlyCold Montana RicePerhaps it was a mad venture to undertake. Instead of Burning Man I went on a Lewis & Clarke Expedition tour down the Old Missouri in a canoe! Before the excursion, there was a circle of hot water that I wished to soak my bones in. Located in the middle of somewhere Montana, a two-mile hike from a dirt road. Being eighty degrees in August, naught a cloud…Hot Springs2 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Dec 2, 2021Member-onlyAs Climate Change Turns up the Heat, Conserving Water is Everyone’s BusinessWater is a precious and limited resource on the planet. Either we have too much, as the deluges in British Columbia sweep lives away, or we have precious little, as California remains bone dry. The amount of water on Earth now is the same as when the planet was formed…Water3 min read
Dec 2, 2021Member-onlyA Mother Died — Now Angels Come Out of meA this moment I am drained of all earthly sensibilities I have entered another realm closer to the spirit The world is a mess with dust and hair The fact that we can be here to notice the chaos Is itself a pure privilege of entropy Running to a halt…Death1 min read
Oct 29, 2021Member-onlyReducing Your Carbon Footprint- One Step at a TimeYou can’t ignore that our planet is in serious “hot water” right now. Carbon dioxide levels in 2020 were the highest in recorded history. Global temperatures continue to break records, arctic ice is melting, and sea levels continue to rise. Is all lost? If you think it’s too late to…Sustainable Development4 min read
Oct 13, 2021Member-onlyGeneral PussyfootLove’s Contract with Death I have lost a cat before to the wilds of the woods cougars and laughing coyotes It’s not an easy contract to enter into lightly this deal of loss First you learn to love their crazy sideways glance scampering up and down limbs But this one — Nikkita — General…Cats1 min read
Oct 8, 2021Member-onlyCreate Hope at Home Through Change & RenovationCreate Hope at Home Through Change & Renovation This stationary bent isn’t related to a lack of adventure or acute Agoraphobia; it’s just that I love it here. …Wellbeing4 min read
