Five drivers of colonialism that continue to dominate Western Culture. **First a disclaimer: This is a dense piece. Think of it as a hearty stew. This piece will be totally insufficient to cover this topic and is meant to just be a small gateway for people wanting to start understanding these issues. My hope is […]

An honest look at where progressive advocacy has failed. This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! It feels like the absolute WORST time to be teaching Dialectical Thinking and Mindfulness right now. It feels completely tone deaf.  We are in the midst of collective poly-crisis and collapse. We are living through […]

I hate meditation, and that’s why I need it. This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! I’ve recently joined a couple local meditation & mindfulness groups. I was deeply craving community of like-minded people who also practice mindfulness, and have care and concern for the world.  Before I became self-employed in […]

Go where the energy is. This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! I’ve been reflecting on the effort to ‘wake people up’ as the Supreme Court just took a blow at our checks and balances, essentially installing a president that cannot have his executive orders stopped by nationwide injunctions as our […]

The USA has a conflict resolution problem. This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! TW: Abuse I would consider myself to be a fairly conflict avoidant person, I prefer peace, love, and understanding as much as possible. And, I am also fiercely protective. I know the importance of speaking up, setting […]

Without addressing economic injustice, the culture war will rage on. This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! I’ve never liked being identified as a ‘Democrat’. I am definitely quite liberal and progressive, however I don’t buy our two-party system. We’ve been hacked from the very beginning. Here’s why: In the USA […]

Is avoiding political engagement ‘more enlightened’? This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! Let me start by acknowledging that many people are barely getting by in their life with mental space & emotional capacity. I believe this is by design in our society, to keep everyone at their wit’s end so […]

This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! We’ve all heard the term used to insult and degrade those who support progressive values – ‘Oh you think you’re so woke!’  It’s even progressed to a ‘woke mind virus’, giving it an even sharper jab that insinuates infection, brainwashing with new ideologies.  ‘Woke’ […]

This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! Western Culture over-simplifies the ease of problem solving.  In Western culture you are told that in order to be successful, reach goals and problem solve, you need to ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ and ‘just do it’.  If someone is struggling in society […]

This post was originally published on Substack. Join the conversation HERE! Anybody who knew me leading up to Trump’s last election in 2016 and throughout his first term knew that I was a fairly vocal advocate and participant in civic conversation both online and in person.  I remember in January before the election people thought […]