The Golden Thread of the Broken and Un-Broken Things
In DharmaBridge this week we created a drawing/map/timeline/project that we can refer to as a "Golden Thread" Project. If you're reading...
Addressing the Roots of Racism
While current events have at times felt uplifting, they can also be extremely re-traumatizing for the black community, and therefore, for...
Before the pasta runs out and we're dead...
We had a couple handfuls of Orzo pasta left before we were completely out of food. I was lost in the deep recesses of Tarahumara country,...
Pulling big levers in the machinery of change
When I was a new therapist, I had a client that I only got to work with for a couple of months. She was young - maybe early thirties. It...
Everything on the Table: 5 Poems
Right after Mary Oliver died, I spent time poring over her words, as you may have, as well. And something about that poignancy of reading...
The Mask is Never Not On
You may know that Halloween evolved from the fall pagan festival of blessing the harvest, Samhain, and the opportunity to honor what we...
Navaratri: Kali and Durga as One, and turning the Key to the Gate of Freedom
Today marks the beginning of Navaratri. While this 9 night festival is celebrated differently in different parts of India, it is widely...
The Yogi's Path for Healing Trauma
A friend just sent me a compelling article about trauma in the classroom. When a child has experienced deep traumas, s/he will often...
Forgiving the City, the Fireworks, and Conditioning Itself
We watched the fireworks from up above the city the other night and could see so many human projects all at once. So much industry. So...
If you can't walk then crawl -- but by all means keep moving
Jason Chesnut is a white evangelical pastor with a liberal arts background. He does anti-racism work and tries to follow Jesus. He says -...
