Mar 16A Trans Journal Prompts SupportMy kids are scared. Scared for their friends, their community, their future. Because I’m a “fixer,” I wanted to create a sort of gratitude journal where anyone could find some online prompts to put in an online secret journal or safe space if they just need to write their way…Transgender9 min readTransgender9 min read
May 27, 2022Member-onlyMy Professor Died. He left his horse behind.I’m all the feels about it. Funny thing, I haven’t seen him in 25 years. Death has this curious way of erasing time. I remember the last time we spoke — we were outside his office and he was encouraging me to keep teaching students how to ride horses. He…Horses4 min readHorses4 min read
May 26, 2022Member-onlyThe Self-Care Piece We Don’t Talk AboutMental health breaks, time-outs, meditation, time in nature…. All good things, all powerful self-care rituals, but what’s your exhale? What’s the thing/person/place that allows you to exhale — fully, deeply, completely. What’s the thing that used to light you up when you were a kid. …Self Love2 min readSelf Love2 min read
Mar 6, 2022Member-only“We need more women.”“We need more women.” If there’s one thing that’s been a constant since my introduction to blockchain and crypto back in 2017, it’s this notion that there weren’t enough women. And while it may be true that we will always need more feminine voices in the “rooms where it happens,"…Women In Tech1 min readWomen In Tech1 min read
Feb 5, 2022Member-onlyLevel Up. Or Don’t. Either way, stop wasting my time.Level up or fuck off. The planet, your loved ones, your project, and the future of humanity need you. It really is that simple right now. And you can either stop making excuses or go to work. Is it going to be hard? Well, of course it is. But so…1 min read1 min read
Jan 20, 2022Member-onlyIn America, only one life matters and that’s Ben Franklin’s.Let’s stop kidding ourselves. No life matters here. Not black lives, not the kids’, not the health care workers’, not the essential workers’. Nope, in America, the singular driving life that matters is the one on the hundred dollar bill. After 9/11 we rolled out trillion-dollar* military maneuvers nearly overnight. After…2 min read2 min read
Dec 11, 2021Member-onlyI write to define my world.I write to define my world. Words are architecture. Words are maps. Words are compasses and my rudder. Words are magic. They create worlds and decimate both enemies and lovers. I have used them often to protect myself. I have a hard time understanding how people move through life without…Will Smith2 min readWill Smith2 min read
Oct 24, 2021Member-onlyJesus had a mom, you know.Why do you suppose Jesus had a mother? I mean, if God was his father, why couldn’t the Almighty just create his son and have him show up? Why go to all the trouble of waiting 9 months, putting Mary and Joseph through all the drama? …Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Oct 12, 2021Member-onlyThe care and feeding of an Angry: An owner’s manual to a healthy emotionThe care and feeding of an Angry: An owner’s manual to a healthy emotion We get a lot of mileage BEING an emotion. Truth is, we ARE NOT our emotions. We observe them. This is the secret that meditation tries to teach us (watch it float down the river... …Anger Management2 min readAnger Management2 min read
Oct 9, 2021Member-onlyThe first all-digital generation doesn’t care about NFTs.The first all-digital generation doesn’t care about NFTs. They are the ultimate sharing economy. Why? Because we taught them to be. We taught them everyone deserves a trophy. All men are equal. Love is love. We taught them to care for one another, to share, to play together. They give…Nft2 min readNft2 min read
