Power of Language, part 1
Think of a hateful word or phrase. Notice how it feels in your muscles, your jaw, your gut, your heart. Notice how the energy of those words affects you. Now...
Of Women and Ecofeminism
Quick, which women paved the way for your sacred path? Marija Gimbutas. Rachel Carson. Hmmm. Who would be my third? Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas gave us evidence of the Great Mother-influenced,...
Change the story, change the world
That is why I write We think in story, we learn in story, we perceive in story. While facts and logic are useful and important, they don’t persuade unless conveyed through...
Water dissolves, roots tear apart, foundations crack
Be the Green That Grows Through the Cracks, the Water That Dissolves Rock Water is the strongest solvent. Given time, it dissolves rock. It’s Spring in the North. Water quickens...
Writing to Change the World
#WriteYourResistance Earlier this week — the start of March — it was above 70 degrees in New York City. After dark, still too hot to wear a coat, I walked from Union Square downtown...