Dreamweaving

Reflection: Restrictions and Growth

I found a farm in Tecopa CA, an hour from Las Vegas and set my sights on it. The farm was beautiful in so many ways, but it intimidated...

Dec 19, 20204 min read

Growing Pains

While driving back from the grocery store, my sister, Aiah, seated in the passenger seat, looked up from her phone, and posed a question...

Dec 12, 20205 min read

Nineteen

In a somewhat odd way, this year felt like one of the fastest ever. Being home almost every day made the days blend together like a muddy...

Dec 9, 20205 min read

The Writer's Corner

Getting Started as a Writer

A curiosity for our surroundings can drive us towards imaginative success. That abandoned building you always drive by on your way to work?

Reflections on The Stand: COVID, Graduation, and Personal Growth

Dec 5, 20206 min read

Reflections on The Stand: COVID, Graduation, and Personal Growth

Before me sit two copies of The Stand, a post-apocalyptic novel of gargantuan proportions by horror-master Stephen King. Both of my...

Letting Go of Internalized Capitalism & Choosing Yourself

Nov 21, 20204 min read

Letting Go of Internalized Capitalism & Choosing Yourself

Ever asked yourself the question, “Am I being productive enough?” or “Is this activity even benefiting my career?” If so, I have some startl

Nov 15, 20205 min read

Candy or Poop

Life is like a candy store multiplied by infinity combined with some less than enticing options . . .

Nov 6, 20206 min read

The Roads That We Choose

Your definition of family belongs to you. Blood, as it turns out, is not always thicker than water. Defining terms like family can be . . .

Oct 24, 20205 min read

Lost and Afraid: Finding My Community

So when I approach this month's theme, bringing up the Puritans and their vision for an ideal community seems appropriate . . .

Oct 17, 20206 min read

On Showing Up

Where It All Started My first experience with being a part of a found community was a political volunteering experience where I spent my...

The Personal Responsibility of Taking Responsibility: Accountability and the Self

Oct 10, 20206 min read

The Personal Responsibility of Taking Responsibility: Accountability and the Self

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;...

Sep 26, 20206 min read

A Journey Through Meditation

Rising over the mountains and placed amongst a canvas of navy blue sky and grey-bellied clouds, the moon begins its cyclical journey once...

Sep 19, 20207 min read

On Digital Safe Spaces

For many people, we are now living in a time of digital sensory overload. Internet content stimulates us from the second we wake up...

The Personal Responsibility of Unjumbling the Mind: Crafting a Safe Haven

Sep 12, 20207 min read