Subject: The Power of Re-Originating Our Narrative
The Power of Re-Originating Our Narrative
March 14th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, If you’ve been hanging out with us for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about origin stories. I admit that I didn’t use to understand the power of origin stories. I just thought that Origin Stories were, well, cool. I lumped ...
Strawberry Wisdom Circles and Origin Stories!
March 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, Over five years ago, my now-partner Krissy joined my Origin Stories class. As we were roommates at the time, she had been hearing me talk a lot about the Origin Stories Class. I was curious about what kinds of stories she would end up te ...
New Episode: Cinema Ceremony and the Land with Nova Scott James
February 28th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, As soon as a friend sent me the trailer of Nova Scott James' newest film, I knew I wanted to invite her to be on our podcast. I have often heard people talking about the need for more rituals to address some of the multi-generational pai ...
Firehorses and Strawberry Wisdom Circles
February 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, Growing up, Chinese Lunar New Year was a big celebration in my (very non-Chinese) household. Some of that was because, in our East Bay area, California neighborhood, there were a lot of Asian-Americans and some of my family's closest fri ...
Birds, Love & the Origins of Valentine's Day
February 14th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, 'Tis Valentine's Day! As a child, I used to get really into putting together Valentine's Day cards for all of my fellow classmates. Perhaps that is where this current pension for writing weekly letters to you, fair reader, comes from? Am ...
Leaning into the old
February 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, I hugged my family goodbye as I went out the door into lengthening blue shadows enveloping the curves of soft white snow last Saturday evening. Heading south along the Taconic Parkway in my jeep, my senses deepened into the textures and ...
With mystical at the center
January 31st, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a talk on Quakerism and mysticism and activism, which I'm doing this weekend (tomorrow, to be precise). Whilst contemplating this, I realized how rarely I talk explicitly about mystical experiences, e ...
Social Gospel: Some Relevant History
January 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, As I was reflecting on Martin Luther King Day and the Beloved Community this past week, I found myself considering the history of the term 'beloved community' which has (most of) its origins in the Social Gospel and the Black Social Gosp ...
The Seed Sorting Connection
January 17th, 2026 at 10:10 am EDTHi Friend, In my last note, I talked about the importance of seed sorting and storytelling during this winter season. Perhaps because seed sorting is related to making meaning, it can sometimes feel like a bit of a messy process. After all, a lot h ...
Seed Sorting in the Dark
January 10th, 2026 at 11:00 am EDTHi Friend, When I awaken in recent mornings, I look for the snow. How much do we have today? Is it soft and fluffy or icy? Or icy rain (quite a fair amount this last week). Or snow on top of ice: beautiful - and often hazardous. Then there's the sl ...