It takes a Village to raise a child and to honor a parent.
We all have villages within us and around us.
Attend to and enhance your villages.
Bitten by the travel bug - more than once!
What’s the saying, once bitten, twice shy? Well, twice bitten makes me more bold than shy - sounds like the victim of a vampire, huh? Here’s a little musing on my recent, wonderful, trip to Norway - Iceland and the unintended, unwelcome, and obviously unavoidable (for me) souvenir I brought back. Hope it makes you laugh and dream. Originally written on 08.26.2022, updated and finally published 03.22.2025
Kinless, not Kithless, you are not alone
If you feel kinless, realize you are not kithless. We are all elements of this universe AND inextricably interdependent.
Quiet Service
What is the “why” for public education? I believe it has nothing to do with outdated, overrated standardized test scores. These support government positions and platforms that have essentially nothing to do with the inspiration and empowerment of our youth’s curiosity and learning. To be the change we want to see in the world and to create a world in which we want our 7th generation to live we need to be teaching and nourishing critical thinking, emotional intelligence, empathy, listening, and innovative problem solving.
Each human is unique which makes us “all the same”
Written in 1976 and spoken as the “music” for my Modern Dance solo in our final show of my senior year. Still rings very true to my core. Enjoy.
Framily = the friends we choose as family
Framily is self-defined and entirely dependent on our conscious choice to maintain connection. It is the greatest gift we can give ourselves as humans.
The Village Within
Dependent? Independent? Yes I can independently depend on myself, but I choose interdependence instead.