empowerment & inner transformation…
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Saturday was a beautiful day in Astoria Park, Queens. I arrived with my conga drum, my daughter’s dog, and a need I had been carrying for some time: the need to play. The dog was thrilled. It may have been her first visit to a dog park, and she seemed to take in every sight,... Continue Reading →
Wealth, Power, Climate, and the Case for Building Something Better Maybe “The System Is Rigged” Is the Wrong Place to End the Conversation You hear the phrase everywhere now: “The system is rigged.” You hear it from people on the left. You hear it from people on the right. You hear it from people who... Continue Reading →
The Character of Change: Why the Climate Emergency Begins Within We talk about the Climate and Ecological Emergency in the language of emissions, policy, and technology — and rightly so. But underneath the parts-per-million counts and the policy briefs sits something older and quieter: a crisis of character. The old methods got us here —... Continue Reading →
A letter to the young people who are watching — and worrying. I was in a supermarket not long ago, and there was a girl, maybe thirteen or fourteen, standing with her mom and dad. She was watching something on her phone — a video about immigration enforcement, people being grabbed off the street, families... Continue Reading →
The Psychology, Upbringing, Fear, and Human Story Behind Justice A protest forms on a city street. One person locks arms at the front line, chin up, ready to be arrested. Another watches from a doorway — sympathetic, nodding along, but motionless. A third reaches up and pulls the blinds. Same city. Same cause. Same afternoon.... Continue Reading →
“Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people.” — Don Herold Don Herold’s quote points to a difference that is easy to miss but deeply important: having morals is not the same as constantly judging others. At first glance, “moralizing” and “morals” sound like they belong together.... Continue Reading →
A reflection on how learning continues to light the path toward a safer and more resilient world. A year ago, I wrote about how education could become one of our greatest tools in facing the Climate and Ecological Emergency. Looking back now, that message feels even more urgent and personal. The storms, fires, and floods... Continue Reading →
Discover a new YouTube channel that helps you learn about—well—almost everything. A Friendly Letter to Every Curious Mind I believe wisdom is like a living river. It never stops moving, and it is fed by many streams. Since I was thirteen, I have walked along that river with a small notebook, picking up bright pebbles... Continue Reading →
From personal memories to global action, let’s protect our shared future together 🌎✨ YouTube Podcast for this experience is here: Tick! We all do it. We all think back at those little slivers of time where we did this or that, or when this or that happened to us. Some memories of these slivers of... Continue Reading →
“Grief can destroy you -- or focus you. You can decide a relationship was all for nothing if it had to end in death, and you alone. OR you can realize that every moment of it had more meaning than you dared to recognize at the time, so much meaning it scared you, so you... Continue Reading →
“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 