Joni Mitchell, "All I Want"

I want to knit you a sweater
I want to write you a love letter
I want to make you feel free

A VOICE OF ONE'S OWN: This Saturday!

Voice is an odd, slippery concept. Let's get our hands around it together. A VOICE OF ONE'S OWN takes place this Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details here!

When all this shit is over

I'm going to travel. Watch me. Nothing is going to stop me. Nothing.

From my in-the-car writing session last night

As we talked, the night drew closer and cooler, darker. I stopped seeing the waves and started hearing them. Around me the RV dwellers and the masked walkers did their thing, milled, chatted as they passed. I never loved you more than in that moment. 

Gil Fronsdal on the beautiful mind

It's the citta, the mind that's awakened, the mind that's liberated. This mind is very important for the Buddha and this mind -- he refers to, talks about the mind in wonderful ways -- he never is dismissive of the mind, or never sees the ind as a problem to be liberated from. Rather, it's the mind that's liberated. 

The old ways

I stopped yesterday to let a guy, his kids, and his dog cross the street. He smiled, waved, then waved again. I miss that kind of human warmth, of contact. We're all so scared of each other right now. It seems there is very little room for connection.

Yesterday