Clik here to view.
Nick Kristof + Silver Buckshot
I went to a Commonwealth Club talk with Nicholas Kristof last month. I went into the evening curious what kind of tone he would have as a speaker, and I left inspired. Here are two stories that he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thinking out loud: the role of individual agency in system change
During an icebreaker last year, each of us was asked to bring in a photo or object that represented why we work in the social impact field. I brought in a picture of water ripples because I believe in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be an ally AKA empathy 2.0
I added this link in the footnotes of my last post but thought it was worthy of one all its own: “5 Tips for Being an Ally” by @chescaleighFiled under: Food for thought
View ArticleClik here to view.
Powerful
This is the most powerful piece of music I have heard in awhile. (h/t @ShaunKing) #BlackLivesMatter is a demand, not a plea. It is going to make a lot of white people (all people)(conservative AND...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unpack Impact + New thoughts on co-design
There are those moments when you feel fired up, inspired, and aligned — as if someone’s saying “yes, this path, here.” I felt it again last night listening to Jess Rimington and Joanna Ceas talk about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A manifesto for love
I like the idea that if you find yourself telling more than 3 people about a certain something, you should just blog about it. I’ve been telling a bunch of people about this article “How to Pick a Life...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Becoming an Artist in 2015
In some ways, I became an Artist with a capital A in 2015. It wasn’t intentionally planned, but it’s been a long time coming. Both are true: I have been an artist my entire life, and I will struggle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jesse Williams #WokeBae #RealTalk
Have rewatched this over and over. Necessary. Truth. Follow up with action.Filed under: Inspiration, Social Justice
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nobody needs to be fixed
This episode of the podcast Invisibilia called “The Problem with the Solution” really struck a chord in me. It’s about chronic mental health issues — and the radical notion of acceptance for healing....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bliss Stations, Low-Information Diets, and Single-Use Objects (aka Unplugging)
I’m doing it! I’m doing it right this moment! Stop it, Christina! Focus! Let’s rewind. I sat down at my computer this morning to write this blogpost, but first I had to gather the links that I’d like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OMG Vote
I am emotionally exhausted from this election season. This is more of a rant than a well-heeled argument. I could reread and rewrite a few more times to strip it of my cynicism of your cynicism, to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
caught / uncaught
The Saturday after the election, I found myself at the East Bay Meditation Center for a daylong workshop about “Courage at the Crossroads: Faith Over Fear.” The teacher opened the day with reflections...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Self-care is a series of small actions
Sometimes you go looking for a book, and other times the perfect book seems to find you. As if some unplanned hand is guiding you to exactly what you need to read or hear in that moment. I hadn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Politics of Caring
I think I’m just going to go ahead and post this. I don’t think it’s the most well-written post; certainly it is more ramble-bloggy than structured-essay-y. But it IS a record of some of my current...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Something about Empathy, Something about Trust
So this happened: .@chrislhayes breaks down the stunning drama that unfolded on the Senate floor last night #inners https://t.co/BRMUquOyzg — All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) July 29, 2017 And...
View ArticleOn Patreon and capitalism. On community and artmaking.
((This is a cross-post from my Patreon page.)) Happy new year! I did a reflection of my 2017 and posted a year-end review to my mailing list, which you can read here (and subscribe here). It includes a...
View ArticleThe engine effect
“Everything is an engine” by Linda Holmes. (h/t Laura Olin) “…anything you make – a podcast, a book, a TV show, a business, really any endeavor that you undertake – is not just the thing it is, but...
View ArticleNeeds & Gifts
What do you need? What do you have to give? I was part of a Gift Circle at a potluck I attended yesterday, and we had to create nametags answering those questions. It’s haunting me this morning, as I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dear Daughter, Welcome Back
I’ve reprinted the Dear Daughter zine after slowly letting them go out of print back in 2019! These books, this project, this work, these practices, these ritual experiments resonate with children of...
View Article