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I’m a coward

I had intended to be brutally honest yesterday, but fell short of doing so. I found the ideas articulated in the article “The Brutally Honest Guide to Being Brutally Honest” by Josh Tucker instructive and got a bit sidetracked writing … Continue reading

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Brutally Honest

I’m going to try to give myself permission to be brutally honest about what I believe about Easter and other religious stories. I often don’t know what I’ll be writing about until I sit before this laptop, center myself and … Continue reading

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Where are you now?

Not in the literal sense of longitude and latitude. How do you feel now? What are you thinking? How have your routines changed as a result of this pandemic? We like to have a routine, for things to be predictable. … Continue reading

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Indigenous Women on the Frontlines

REGISTER HERE At this moment, Indigenous communities are experiencing the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also facing ongoing fossil fuel extraction and pipeline struggles. Across North America, Turtle Island, tribes, as well as communities of color, are at higher … Continue reading

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Seeing Mountains and Visions

It is a revelation (pun intended) to hear the Himalayas have become visible from 125 miles away for the first time in 30 years because of reduced air pollution. The decreased air pollution is the result of decreased fossil fuel … Continue reading

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Colonization 2020

#StandWithMashpee: Trump administration revokes tribe’s reservation status. Aƞpétu wašté (Good day)! I hope you are staying well, and I want you to know that we’re praying for all our relations impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. One benefit of sheltering … Continue reading

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travel deep into the mind of the heart

Horrible as the COVID-19 pandemic is, it has given us a gift and a demand. #LISTEN Stop. Just stop.It is no longer a request. It is a mandate.We will help you….Many are afraid now.Do not demonize your fear, and also, … Continue reading

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Educate yourself

This morning I was getting frustrated as I tried to discern what I might write about. There are so many things going on now like the coronavirus and its consequences. About the fossil fuel industry and the stimulus package. About … Continue reading

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Using our truth against their guns. We walk softly.

Yesterday I was blessed to attend a Zoom meeting to hear people talk about what is going on now in the Wet’suwet’en territories and their calls for solidarity. We White settlers are being asked to spread awareness in solidarity because … Continue reading

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First Nation-Farmer Unity Website Just Opened

Readers of this blog are familiar with me sharing my experiences on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. Participating on the March was one of the most significant things I’ve done in my life for a number of reasons, which … Continue reading

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