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Create Art For Earth #CreateArtForEarth

In the midst of the Covid pandemic, humankind is at an existential crossroad: We can get through the health crisis and return to normal or we can realize that ‘normal’ was the problem and choose a bet...

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN QUARANTINE — THE DAY BEFORE EASTER

I vacuumed the rugs, put ice cubes in my orchids, polished some silver picture frames and shot another video for TikTok. Feel very hip and competent. Tomorrow is another day. I intend to have a Zoom c...

Upaya Zen Center Online Symposium Registration

For a number of years, the workshops and symposia at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have taught me so much about mindfulness, learning to quiet my mind and be more constructive. I learn...

COVID-19 HAS CREATED A PIVOTAL TIME WHEN THE FUTURE MAY BE DECIDED:

I’ve heard that there are lines around the block at gun stores. I’m told people have gotten into fights in supermarkets. But what I’m seeing and feeling as I walk my dog and go to the small community ...

NEW REALITIES FROM SOMEONE VERY BLESSED

Okay, so let’s start with the superficial: My fingernails are getting so long I can hardly type. But they are acrylic and I can’t cut them. Ideas? I’m growing a beard. I’m caug...

LET’S NOT USE THE COVID-19 CRISIS TO FUEL THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Well, one good thing about sheltering at home and everything being closed: I can do more social media, including blogs. I’m sitting at home trying to imagine what its like for gig economy worker...

WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT HOME WITH UNEXPECTED FREE TIME?

Not that everyone has free time on their hands. Many are working at home while trying to take care of their children whose schools have shuttered. But many do have more free time and I would like to s...

THIS IS REAL. A TEACHABLE MOMENT.

I’ve lived a long time, but this is new and hard to believe. Yesterday, production on “Grace & Frankie” was cancelled till things change. There are people on the crew and staff who won’t be getti...

SECOND FIRE DRILL FRIDAY IN CALIFORNIA

Friday we held a very successful and large Fire Drill Friday in San Pedro, an hour south of Los Angeles and one of the nation’s largest ports and oil refinery complex, where oil is exported to other p...

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