August 28th, 2026 Can you truly call yourself a compassionate person if you can’t share that compassion for the people you believe deserve it the least? There isn’t a right or wrong answer to this question, but I do think it’s hard candy worth chewing on. I’ve been working on a meditation practice this weekContinue reading “Just Like Me”
Tag Archives: Kindness
For What It’s Worth
August 21st, 2026 I’ve cried during every episode of Ted Lasso. Surprisingly, that is not the part of this post that I am ashamed to admit. One of the main theses of the TV show Ted Lasso is the idea that we can all be better people, but also that we are already of theContinue reading “For What It’s Worth”
Spider-Man (and Men)
July 30th, 2026 The new Spider-Man film got me all up in my feels (and tears) today; I want to write a little about why it was so emotional for me (while trying not to spoil it, promise). It’s no secret that Peter Parker is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. IfContinue reading “Spider-Man (and Men)”
THEY’RE GR•R•REAT!
July 27th, 2026 “Be grateful to everyone.” When I first heard this lojong slogan from Buddhist master Atisha, I thought: duh. It’s obviously good to be grateful; I have learned how to be grateful. In fact, finding and keeping gratitude saved my life. But I was performing half the equation of gratitude. I was onlyContinue reading “THEY’RE GR•R•REAT!”
Fight Song
July 3rd, 2026 I saw a t-shirt today that made me sad. It also served as an important statement on the state of this country during our birthday this weekend. The shirt itself was joyously racist and aggressively obnoxious; in other words, it well-represented the administration and its supporters. It’s not always a shirt; sometimesContinue reading “Fight Song”
Dual
June 17th, 2026 I don’t know what I am. Zen Buddhism says that in our absolute reality, each of us are the whole universe and nothing simultaneously; in our individual, relative versions of reality, however, I believe the entire point of our existence is to discover who we actually are before we’re gone. Usually whenContinue reading “Dual”
SpringCon 2026
June 6th, 2026 I know it’s been a long time between conventions for me when there’s so much to catch up on! There was rarely a moment I wasn’t in conversation with an old friend, a new fan, or a random passerby today. I missed this community so much and there were moments I feltContinue reading “SpringCon 2026”
Star Wars Day 2026
May 4th, 2026 Happy Star Wars Day! I have a million photos from a galaxy far, far away to choose from but I want to share this selfie from one of my favorite ever Star Wars experiences with my favorite ever Jedi (then not-a-Jedi, spoiler). Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano, was at TwinContinue reading “Star Wars Day 2026”
Loons Opener 2026
February 28th, 2026 The key is to keep your feet warm. This is my second year in a row going to the Loons home opener (yes, Allianz Field is an outdoor stadium; yes, our season currently begins in February). Last year, I wore normal ass socks inside normal ass shoes and I hung on toContinue reading “Loons Opener 2026”
How Could They Understand?
January 25th, 2026 I barely sleep, I’m stressed out all the time and I’m not sure how any of us can be expected to function in any capacity; never mind that the constant need to feel functional is just a side effect of the late stage capitalism. First of all: hi to all the newContinue reading “How Could They Understand?”
