CileMay 62 min readEpisode Two Hundred Twenty Seven, A Forest HerbFireweed got its name by being prolific after forest fires in the Pacific Northwest. It is opportunistic in that way. There is a way that...
CileMar 282 min readEpisode Two Hundred Sixteen, Who Can Hear the Buddha Sing?Who can hear the Buddha sing If that dog between your legs is barking? Hafiz here seems to be reflecting upon his role as a teacher. He...
CileAug 31, 20232 min readEpisode One Hundred Fifty Six, A Hard DecreeHafiz lays into a warning for all inmates of love to find joy in their work or suffer the consequence. This caution seems to be thrown...
CileSep 19, 20222 min readEpisode Fifty Seven, His Winter CropWe never seem to know enough. It often seems we live in a constantly frustrating need-to-know basis. Given the weight of sorrow we must...
CileMar 28, 20222 min readEpisode Seven, This Sane IdeaWhen I was first introduced to connecting with people online in 2002, social media was in its infancy. It was a zygote, really. There had...
CileFeb 11, 20222 min readThe Beehive, Part TwoWe are all caught up in the changes that we've manufactured and they need to change and be modified now. Our feels are scrambling to keep...
CileJan 25, 20224 min readEverybody's Got a Laughing PlaceStill from the video of All the Good Girls to Hell by Billie Ellish “...Who asked you to chat up the Tar-Baby? And who stuck you up the...
CileAug 2, 20213 min readHow to Die a LotDiagnosed Mortal #7 This post is about how we avoid darkness and what that aversion and prejudice costs us in terms of our dying with...