Education as Conditioning
First, we’re taught to comply. Then, to forget that we ever danced to our own rhythm.
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Babies, Teenagers, and Cultural Difference
Cultural difference reveals our blind spots — and loosening our grip on what we think we know is part of the learning.
Promises, Promises
When does a promise expire? And who decides what still counts, years after the moment has passed?
Salt & Seeds
Change to survive, connect to thrive. A solarpunk odyssey of resilience, connection, and quiet rebellion.
Our Dance with Money
Most of us carry a hidden story about money — woven from silence, shame, and feelings we were never taught to name. What if the unease you feel isn’t really about money — but about the story you’ve been living without ever choosing? This is what happens when you finally look it in the eye.
Happiness and Ancient Egypt
What I saw in Egypt taught me that happiness isn’t about comfort — it’s about connection.
Handel-ing Compliments
Graciousness is a small gesture — but it holds the power to honour someone else’s joy.
Stockhausen, Picasso, and Egg on your Face
Getting it wrong — and faking it — turned out to be useful. It taught me what real understanding takes, and how hard it is to ask for.
3 | Loving the Least of These While Working for Justice with Martha Hennessy and Dr. Cornel West
Martha Hennessy and Dr. Cornel West reflect on the legacy of the Catholic Worker movement and the ongoing call to comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable, and disarm the world with love.
