Homesick for unopened boxes packed in a rush before the next storm would surely come Covering roads leading out, preferably, permanently south It's been cold here too long Like their hair in old pictures I didn't mind the recurring memory of him pushing her head through the wall until hearing confirmation that it hadn't been…Read more Pry
recovery
Immaterial World
"I'm a material girl living in a material world."- Madonna The first big fight humans had was over goods from the original Pottery Barn. Distant cousins of German neanderthals apparently killed each other for artisan earthenware. I saw the pictures. I don't think a bowl with wavy lines on it is worth bloodshed but maybe…Read more Immaterial World
I, Wonder
"There may be a brighter star. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see." -Stevie Wonder The world is one giant, extended family. Like every family we each have different roles, responsibilities, micro-cultures and for some unknown reason, order of rank. Love, truth, peace, freedom, justice are nice ideas but so…Read more I, Wonder
Nothing Personal
Distinguished 'experts' have written all kinds of books telling us how bad we are. They describe, in graphic detail, all the things we do wrong; how we're mean, selfish, sad, greedy, pathological, doomed failures. Some use humor in sarcastic attempts to help us laugh at our hurtful habits or choices we make that, in thier…Read more Nothing Personal
Destroying Sanctuary
Trauma informed policy is about restoring Sanctuary from the top down, inside out and outside in as part of healing and preventing future abuse of power. To be trauma-informed means understanding that people have been hurt and will continue to hurt ourselves and each other in the absence of awareness. Trauma-informed care, much like recovery,…Read more Destroying Sanctuary
Be Ok
When your reality's already been a scary place and bad things are happening in the world, it can feel overwhelming. It's hard to hear news about suffering and tragedy when you might be worried about your job, what you have to feed your kids tonight, if the landlord will raise rent again or how much…Read more Be Ok
Go Fish
'Last night I told a stranger all about you. They smiled patiently with disbelief. I always knew you would succeed no matter what you tried and I know you did it all in spite of me.'-Cure for Pain My mother was raised Catholic. My father, a self-proclaimed atheist, began fishing when he was 9. They…Read more Go Fish
