Category: Digging Deep
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5 Minutes for Palestine
There is so much coming out of Gaza, Palestine, and Palestinian Peoples right now and the lesser amount of attention on the West Bank are examples of how Palestinians have been and continue to be oppressed, repressed, suppressed. And still, there is so much coming out. Yes, there is death, destruction, colonial violence, at scales…
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Refusing Shame
Part of my mindful self-compassion journey has included time spent reflecting on shame. The following was shared in a private online space with my most recent meditation cohort and I am posting here to share more broadly. So much of the (maladaptive) shame I have experienced, currently experience and will likely continue to experience is…
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I Want to Be a Writer
I can not remember, nor am I aware of whether I have ever felt a need to be a writer with this same level of urgency that I feel now. Today. This minute. Is this urgency enough to overcome my deep sadness spreading through my body like a sickness? Before I can pinpoint the seed…
ivan beck 