Despair and Personal Power in the Trump Age
Environment, Green and Sustainable Living, LGBTQ, The Smoking Wall, Wellness, Community Darla Baker Environment, Green and Sustainable Living, LGBTQ, The Smoking Wall, Wellness, Community Darla Baker

Despair and Personal Power in the Trump Age

In the wake of this election, I've been thinking a lot about Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age. The book, written by Joanna Macy was published in 1983 by New Society Publishers. A dear friend gave it to me sometime in the early 90s.

I think it's time for a revised edition,  Despair and Personal Power in the Trump Age. What do you think?

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Blame It On An Arachnid
Community, Environment, LGBTQ, Writing Darla Baker Community, Environment, LGBTQ, Writing Darla Baker

Blame It On An Arachnid

A year ago, a demon who had been chasing me for eight months finally caught me.

I was in Texas at the time, somewhere between San Antonio and Austin, attending the funeral of a dear friend and co-worker.

I sometimes wonder where denial resides. Because, even though I know for certain I was in denial, I was aware something was wrong. I knew the excuses I was making for the growing list of symptoms was bullshit. And yet I persisted.

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Community, Wellness Community, Wellness

On Going Gluten Free for Lent 2011

Today is Ash Wednesday and it is time once again to examine my soul and decide what personal sacrifice I will make for this year's Lenten season. After a brief discussion with co-workers, I decided to give up wheat, oat and barley gluten. One of co-workers has an allergy to this gluten so, not only do I have a reference for what is safe to eat, but I will also be able to spend this Lenten season understanding the suffering of someone I respect greatly. I must say that my choice this year may be more in the true spirit of Lent than any previous year. I generally begin a soul searching, meditative process a few weeks before Lent. I examine my life trying to determine what sorts of activities or indulgences I should consider permanently removing from my life in order to achieve greater harmony, balance or spirituality. I also look at sacrifices which will cause me to think often of the Lenten season simply because I'm sacrificing something popular in my daily life. Here are some of the sacrifices I've made in year's past:

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