Late on a Friday afternoon a few weeks ago, I joined in a community sing. Neighbors of all ages, socially distanced across front yards on both sides of the street, sang along to a pick-up band. The band started with songs for the children in audience. It’s been a long time since I’ve sung “The […]
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Living into the Gifts
As individuals and as a community, the pandemic may call us to draw upon strengths that we don’t use every day. In days like this, we can’t forget the atypical gifts and vulnerabilities of those of us living with mental illness, addiction or other brain conditions. Of course living with these conditions makes us more […]
What If?
Last week a friend brought us supper, and sat and ate with us while our 14 month old Leona shrieked (because she doesn’t yet have words to tell us what she wants/needs) and cried (because molars hurt). After my husband biked off to his Buddhist sangha gathering, my friend (who does not have children) said, […]
Finding Community, Dignity, and Agency
If you come to Minneapolis – and bring a warm coat if you come in the winter – you’ll see a lot of big, old houses like the one pictured with this blog. Though it looks like a lot of the others, this house is actually quite different from the rest. It’s the home of […]
Do Not Be Afraid
Do not be afraid! The expression is becoming mainstream in the Latinx community. Generation after generation we have been attacked, most recently for being queer and Latinx in Orlando at Pulse Night Club. Now we are being gunned down in our neighborhood Wal-Mart. We are even gunned down in community festivals where we partake as […]