Writings
Essays, reflections, stories, and poems exploring what it means to be human.
I write about presence, relationship, uncertainty, meaning, and the questions that emerge from the experience of being human. These writings are an ongoing exploration rather than an attempt to arrive at final answers.
Recalibration
Over the past several months, much of my writing has explored uncertainty—how to live within it, how not to become captured by polarization, and how
The Work of Democracy
I woke during the night in a peaceful state, my thoughts quiet and contemplative. And yet, what came to me was the fragile state of
Returning
I am not lookingto be certain. I have seenhow quickly certaintycan become a wall. And how easilywe forget one another,each of us alonein what we
From Polarity to Presence
We live in a time of certainty. Voices calling from every direction— declaring, defending, dividing. Each certain it possesses the truth. Each certain it knows.
Conversation, Part 2: The Cancer in the System
On organizations, fear, leadership, and the loss of human presence Part 2 of my conversation with Vern Ho on Life, Leadership, and the Courage to
Conversations, Part One: The Gift of a Shortened Future
Conversations with Vern Ho on Life, Leadership, and the Courage to Be Human On illness, family, congruence, and learning to live before it is too
Standing Within Uncertainty
On awakening the deepest capacities of life itself I recently wrote a reflection on my Blog titled A Place to Stand. It was a more
What Helps Us Return
On Presence, Dehumanization, and Remaining Human in Polarized Times by Chuck Craytor What happens when fear, rage, humiliation, loneliness, and the longing to belong go