#Resistance: What Is Mine to Do?
I’ve been putting off writing this post for a long time. I guess you could say I’ve been resisting it. Ha. Ever since a certain someone moved to our nation’s capital, I have felt a pull away from my life as it was before November 9th, 2016. Does this pull have a...
Five Steps to Becoming a Boundary Master
Setting boundaries is both really hard and really easy. If you’re not used to setting boundaries, they’re really hard. You try to set them, then feel guilty, then change your mind, then unset them. Which only makes it even harder to set them next time. On the other...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 13: The Guru’s Guru
Those of you who have been following the “My Guru Has a Tail” series know that there have been not one, but two, Gurus. First there was Guru Lucy. And then there was Guru Max. What you don’t know is that, like with most Regime changes, the transition didn’t happen...
Wild, Wild Gurus
Wow. I just finished watching the Netflix series “Wild Wild County,” about the crazy times of Bagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers in Oregon in the 1980s. While the documentary is not for everyone (it includes murderous plots and writhing naked “meditation”...
Swearing as a Spiritual Practice
“Holy people don’t swear.” “Swearing pollutes your consciousness.” “If you swear, you’re very bad. And no one likes you. And you probably smell.” Okay, that last one was a stretch, but you get the idea. Swearing and spirituality are generally seen as enemies. Indeed,...