I do not have biological children. I have a stepdaughter I adore and would fight a dragon for, but becoming a parent in the fullest sense of the word has never been of interest to me. What I find a little odd about that is the juxtaposition of not having or desiring kids but being…
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I take a lot of pride in being a good teacher and ritual leader. People who have taken workshops from me know that I tend to show up with more notes than I’ll actually be able to use. I generally include an experiential or integrative piece in every class I teach. I’m good at weaving…
In my senior year of high school, I was able to take some advanced placement classes. I signed up for one of them just because I loved the teacher – Humanities. My group of classmates was about what you’d expect for an AP class: bookish, intelligent, largely on the introverted side. Except this one guy….
Many years ago, I was introduced to the idea of selecting a single word for each calendar year to act as an intention, touchstone, and big-picture goal. The beauty of a single word intention is that the simplicity means multiple ways of connecting are possible. For example, my word for 2020 was “Manifest.” One of…