Real food is more expensive than supermarket food if you measure only in dollars. But to measure something you have to isolate it from the other things it relates to, which reduces it to a limp, disconnected copy of itself. Real food that’s still connected to the rest of life provides us with some kinds of nourishment that supermarket food can’t.
November 29, 2023
“REAL” – genuine, authentic, true (as opposed to performed, artificial, imitated, or virtual).
“GREEN” – regenerative/doing as little harm as possible.
“SELF-COMPASSION” – so we can ditch the shoulds, perfectionism, and eco-guilt while we’re being real and green.
Updated July 2026.
March 8, 2026
Anxiety and overwhelm feel horrible. And a scattered, dis-regulated nervous system affects EVERYTHING, especially our relationships. Breathing can help. In this post I share how paying attention to your breath can help you calm your nervous system, bring you back to yourself, and even help ease the sense that there is never enough time.
September 22, 2026
I tell my kids that our habits of thought and action shape our lives and our experience of the world around us. What we focus on and engage with repeatedly gets stronger; what we don’t engage with diminishes. What this means for me is that I can make a difference in my outer world most easily by tending to my inner world. When I feel better, my life feels better, and then the world around me feels better too.
October 22, 2023
It’s uncomfortable to be around someone who is suffering because it wakes up all that’s untended to within our own selves. We can’t stand that, so we hurry to put a band aide over what-ever is hurting in the other person, to quiet things down again, so we can get back to pretending we’re fine.
August 6, 2025
If you grew up without learning that mistakes are ok you may have developed a strong inner critic who, like a 5 year old trying to prevent trouble, now controls your adult life to keep you from taking risks. The antidote is to give your self the compassionate leadership you missed out on when you were growing up.
October 4, 2019
If you choose to keep growing as an adult, you’ll become increasingly self-actualized and self-reliant, and less dependent on corporate providers. This is very BAD NEWS for the growth economy, which is why no profit-focused corporation will ever fund government policies to encourage the public to behave like this.
February 1, 2020
(2nd in a Series) Here is a way of looking at even the really big challenges that breaks them down to a manageable size.
March 6, 2020
(7th in a Series) There are ways to set up your distractions on purpose so that they still lead you in the right direction.
February 28, 2020
(6th in a Series) The idea that you need motivation and will power to reach your goals is part of a story that says if we use enough of the right kind of force, we’ll get to the goal. There is an easier way.