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Back in January, when the virus was still in Wuhan, a friend forwarded me a link to a YouTube tarot reading that foresaw bodies around the globe being stacked in pyramids. It sounded symbolic, but the pyramidic, exponential spread of this vicious virus has proved her reading to be heartbreakingly true. I’m safe, healthy, holed […]
In 2007, I started researching this question: How much gas does it take to start a warm car? Guess: 5 minutes’ worth of gas? 2 minutes’? 1 minute’s worth? 30 seconds? Or 10 seconds? Back when cars had carburetors, the answer was 3-5 minutes. Now that they are all made with fuel injection, the answer […]
Re-posted from ACEs Connection & ACES Too High… “Don’t ask ‘what’s wrong with you.’ Ask, ‘what happened to you.’” I watched the Oprah segment with my mother, Dr. Louise Hart, who heard Dr. Vincent Felitti speak about the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study ten years ago. At that time, she asked him, “What is being done […]
Greek philosophers defined happiness as the joy you feel when moving towards your highest potential. The Flourishing Artist Creative Growth Activator combines seminars, creative retreats, speakers & workshops, coaching & consulting, convivia, and creative partnerships in a community of art and wellness in an inspiring Oakland retreat. I created The Flourishing Artist to unite my artistic career with my work teaching […]
This summer, I am thrilled to present a new creative effort that goes to another level. It’s not theater, it’s not literature, it’s not a performance: it’s YOU. I woke up one morning and realized the people who are most attracted to my literary works and death-defying creative efforts are the coolest people in the world. […]
Americans are mystified at how “this” could possibly be happening in America. At how one blustering, irresponsible name-caller could be so loved and revered by his supporters, much less embraced by a major political party that is now feeling sick to its stomach. But we shouldn’t be so surprised. I recently posted this on the Zorgos Reader: […]
Writing is Healing ~ Writing is Power Writing workshop with Kristen Caven We’ve all experienced bullying in our lives, from the personal to the political. This 6-week workshop at The Liminal Center in Oakland provides a structure for both writing through our experiences and learning new ways of being. Zorgos is esperanto for “I will take […]
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