Twenty-four hours on-call. At the hospital. Not as long as one of my colleagues....
Meditation on Right Speech
I notice the thought. I am right. I notice the impulse. I want to say it. I....
Metta for Strangers on My Path
For three years, I had a job in the city where I am spending my summer internship. In between then and now is only two years, not really all that long. For most of my commute, it’s the same path – only the end is different: the further side of the....
Sexual Assault Prevention: A Mother Discloses to a Daughter
*trigger alert: sexual assault* Mom, I don’t plan on getting raped… So....
My Mother's Daughter: Semi Guest Post
Last month, I submitted a poem I wrote in 2008 to a poetry contest honoring....
This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo
I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of people, walking from one branch of the Housatonic River to another, blessing it and ending with a blessing of the dead at the local war memorial. Ours was a ragtag group, some....
Rock On, Oregon! Marriage Equality and Betty Roberts
[caption id="attachment_2852" align="alignleft" width="283"] Betty Roberts....
Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning
Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing for the Congregation
I stand before you, in the fullness of this church, in the presence of this....