The Guardian: Doris Lessing Dies at 94 New York Times: Doris Lessing, who won the Nobel in 2007, is dead at 94 Odd, to me, that I would discover that Doris Lessing died today just after I posted a poem that I sense she would appreciate, and that, in itself, to me, refers to pivots […]
Read MoreThis astonishing poem articulates, for me, the hush of the present moment, as I breathe into these end times of awe and wonder, as I pay attention to this day’s “threat” of impending In-Diana thunderstorm. Eerie. A sense of swirling into impending catastrophe. Of the layered structures of civilization crumbling; of the ego, that “identity” […]
Read MoreMy elderly neighbor Jean across the street mows his lawn on a giant machine. He also collects every single leaf that way. The lawn stays very short, and bare, and the noise factor around here is intense. No wonder, I think, that he’s deaf, and am very tempted to get angry. Then I remind myself […]
Read MoreAnother article in a series that helps bring perspective as we work with our own tiny, nitty-gritty, supremely important local issues. Artist and author Sol Luckman offers a sweeping peripheral vision of the gigantic, multidimensional context, and contest, in which we are engaged in this mighty struggle to recover and nourish the soul of humanity […]
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Read MoreJaney sent this to me this morning via her phone. Sorry it’s so tiny! It basically says that they won their battle, despite the mayor’s attempt to squash the bill. Why? Because their grassroots coalition to pass the bill was more powerful than the mayor, who, I suspect, owes his election to corporate money. From […]
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