“Best Christmas in years”
J’s experience of the holiday of loving and giving was one of manipulating and threatening for a long time. He doesn’t say that, of course;… Read More »“Best Christmas in years”
perspective
Happy Holidays — all of them
Whatever you celebrate, may this season be peaceful, fruitful, loving, and kind to you. May all your pain lift. May all your wounds heal. May… Read More »Happy Holidays — all of them
Living without hope – tasks and aftereffects
I lived without hope for years. Years. It was weird to look around one day and realize I had no hope, and that I hadn’t… Read More »Living without hope – tasks and aftereffects
Home
Too big a subject for one blog post, but I’ll try. If this gets poetical, there’s a reason. The home of my youth, Egypt in… Read More »Home
Learning to stand: t’ai chi, qi gong, and unscrambling the CNS
About 15 years ago, I studied shaolin kung fu with Ted Mancuso at the Academy of Martial Arts in Santa Cruz. I was outrageously lucky… Read More »Learning to stand: t’ai chi, qi gong, and unscrambling the CNS
T’ai chi and emotional pain
When I’m out in the world, my reflex is to shove grief into a bundle and push it aside, and try to act as if… Read More »T’ai chi and emotional pain
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Interesting metaphor for this, um, ratfink disease. Interviewer: HAL, you have an enormous responsibility on this mission, in many ways perhaps the greatest responsibility of… Read More »I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Threads on the loom: bereavement and CRPS
When I was 4, we moved to New Jersey from Turkey, as my parents thought their kids should get a feel for their native land.… Read More »Threads on the loom: bereavement and CRPS
Happy Everything!
Now that the December holidays are within a couple days of being totally over, I hope it’s safe and amusing (rather than triggering and insensitive)… Read More »Happy Everything!
2013 retrospective
I’m writing a retrospective, looking over the past year. It’s one good way to get my head out of the muddled present. It’s gratifying to… Read More »2013 retrospective