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Hello Good People~ Can you feel it? Can you feel the spring seeping up, and running out the ghosts? Maybe there is snow falling where you are, but the pungent stink of earth is unmistakable. This winter will end. It is a strange time to be alive.A year ago today, I was still wading through the…

Hello good people~Yesterday I spent the beginning of my Therapy session huddled on the floor under a pile of blankets. I see a somatic therapist so a big part of what we do is following the shape that the body needs to take: my body needed to hide.I have been feeling a profound lack of…

 Hello good people! In a time of such deep and beautiful transition, I am celebrating because I have really wonderful news to share. But first, an update... As many of you know, I have been serving as the Interim Executive Director of RECLAIM, an amazing nonprofit in the Twin Cities that increases access to mental health…

Hello Good People~It's been so long since I have written to you that I hardly know where to begin. I suppose I must begin where I am, which is a place of huge gratitude.The last year of my life has been the most painful and transformative. I suffered a series of devastating and irrevocable losses…

Hello Good People~It is wonderful to be writing to you, and on such an auspicious occasion. I am excited to announce that I have officially learned to use Twitter!!OK, so that's not really the reason I am writing, but it feels like a really big deal. The REAL reason I am writing is this: through…

Hello Good People~The summer has been busy! I am half-way through my first growing season with the Central MN Sustainability Project. We've planted a sustainable fruit orchard, placed a permanent water system for our flagship multicultural community garden, and launched our Market Gardens program in partnership with the Land Stewardship Project. Wow! We rock!Between my…

 Hello good people! And welcome spring! Maybe you noticed: it's been awhile since I've sent a newsletter. For those of you who follow my writing, I apologize for the long delay. The last seven months I have been in a sort of hibernation, learning the ropes and loving the challenge of my still-quite-new job leading…

Hello Good People!On this Labor Day Weekend, when we celebrate our successes and reflect upon the continued struggle for worker's rights, I am delighted to share news of new and meaningful work in my own life. I recently accepted a new position as Executive Director of the Central Minnesota Sustainability Project (www.sustainmn.org).The Central Minnesota Sustainability…

 Hello Good People! Weeks ago I was on the playground with Finn and Siobhan, and two slightly older boys turned up with nerf guns (or whatever the 2012 equivalent brand is), that shoot foam bullets. The boys holed up in two different towers and began shooting at each other. Finn ran back and forth between them…