We tend to be rather forgiving of ourselves and others when we describe the fears we are experiencing as “paranoid”—whether they are or not. The same forgiveness is not granted to those of us who say we are “full of self-pity.”
Blog Posts about New Mexico
Searching for Community
There has to be some kind of work, it seems to me, to bind a group together. Socializing and shopping together are not enough.
Juan de Oñate—Brutal Conquistador
As we are seeing all over the country, protests against police brutality stir protests against other forms of brutality—they are all the same, and recognizing this energizes all of us organizing for radical change.
How Creative We Are!
Amazing to see the way friends and strangers here in Santa Fe do more than “adapt” to the virus—they make hay out of it.
The Good News
We’re learning—in small towns, in countries, in continents—the lessons we desperately need if we are going to survive… not only this crisis, but the far greater looming crisis of global climate disruption.
That Sweet Little Breeze
For all of us who have bad moments in the dark of night, try opening a bedroom window…
Part Time Dancer
I’m so carried away when I dance that I sing along with the music and hardly know or care where I’m putting my flying feet.
The Wild West
For Taos, a small town in the Rocky Mountains near Santa Fe, another snow means first of all figuring how to move around… but there are other stories.
Votes for Women
In the middle of all the horrors in the U.S. Capitol, we need to remember that much more significant events are happening.
It Takes a Village..
Since I’ve never lived in a village, this statement, made by Hilary Clinton a while ago, never had much meaning for me until a now.