A Meditation on Love
I wrote the following meditation in September, riding the high of a unique social experience among a unique group of people. Mere days after writing this, after I'd rejoined my…
Shedding the Perfect Future by Grounding in the Present
This. This is my life. This is it. Isn’t it grand? St. Louis, Missouri. In my cute bedroom, seated in my cozy, leather chair. Black writing desk in front of…
My On-ramp to the MBA
I guess I should announce that I'm going to grad school at Washington University in St. Louis, and the MBA part of my MBA/MSW starts next week. Surprise! Maybe I'll…
Searching for Meaning in Social Work School
Greetings from the exciting land of graduate school applications! Since I last wrote, the pace of my life has changed considerably. I'm writing to you now from my mother's frigid…
Matters of Life and Death
As I mentioned, while at Bodhi Farms I had the privilege of participating in the process of ending the lives of several animals. Particularly as a meat-eater (my meat consumption…
A Digression on Writing and “Doing”
I've gone quiet recently. The biggest reason being that I seem to have settled down for a little bit and am staying busy and content in my day-to-day. Since mid-March,…
Personal Reflections on My Stay in Central Texas
Well, it's been quite a few weeks. I'm still in Texas, but I'll be leaving the state later today, headed for New Mexico, and then Arizona. Where to begin? I…
Examining some of my toxic habits in today’s world
In the last several days since the insurrection at the capitol, I've found myself almost involuntarily glued to my screens. I compulsively scroll through social media to understand the evolving…
Writer’s block for the holidays
Greetings from northern Virginia, where Julie and I have been hunkered down for the holidays. My father has graciously allowed us the use of his apartment while he is in…
Sparing a moment for MOOP
Another experience in my time in the Chattahoochee National Forest concerned MOOP, and it was a bummer. MOOP is a Burning Man acronym that stands for "matter out of place."…