Goddess Sunday: The Goddess of Compassion and Mercy

Kuan Yin does not come hither; I do not go thither; the water is in the basin; the moon is in the heavens. When the water is clear, the moon appears; when the mirror is bright, the image emerges. ~ Su Tung-po (1037 – 1101 C.E.) There is no doubt that humanity is undergoing tremendous … Read more

Gratitude and Prayers for Mary Oliver

The Humpbacks by Mary Oliver There is, all around us, this country of original fire. You know what I mean. The sky, after all, stops at nothing, so something has to be holding our bodies in its rich and timeless stables or else we would fly away. Off Stellwagen off the Cape, the humpbacks rise. … Read more

Save Our Internet. Really.

Maybe you’ve already heard about this.. Maybe you don’t think it’s that important, or people are exaggerating. But it is true.  The access to the Internet that we love and take for granted is threatened in ways absolutely unprecedented.  Your urgent action is needed. PROTECT-IP is yet another bill whose name makes it sound like … Read more

International Human Rights Day

Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below. ~ Roger Nash Baldwin Today we celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a time to be truly inspired on behalf of people … Read more

Satyagraha

A thousand thanks to blog friend Susannah Azzaro for sending me this video. She has shared it on her beautiful blog today, also. In view of the shameful, violent crack-downs on peaceful citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, and which are going largely unreported, at this pivotal moment of transformation, I offer this.  It is … Read more