by SB Rawz | Feb 1, 2021 | Our Web of Interconnection
I was just barely 13 when she was born, the grandchild of an unlikely friend. I suppose that made me her unlikely friend, I who was a random somewhat-older person who delighted her with pratfalls at her toddler command; who became the assistant leader in a Girl... by SB Rawz | Sep 14, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
It astonishes me sometimes – no, often – how ever person I get to know – everyone, regardless of everything, by which I mean everything – lives with some profound personal sorrow. Brother addicted. Mother murdered. Dad died in surgery. Rejected by their family. Cancer... by SB Rawz | Aug 24, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
Twenty-four years later and it’s still a touch surreal to me to think that I was nearly murdered at 18. I’m not sure there are other words for it: My ex-beau had stolen a knife from his steakhouse job and sat outside of my mom’s house until she and my step-father left... by SB Rawz | Jul 13, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
In a notebook of ideas that stays open on my desk, I wrote sometime in the last few weeks, “What if the movement changed its language from “resistance” to “expansiveness” or “embracing?” Who knows what I was thinking when I wrote it down but I spend a good bit of time... by SB Rawz | Jul 6, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
From the start of the pandemic (or really, our attention to it here in the States), I’ve been fascinated by how it’s worked as a sort of highlighter or illuminator. Yes, it’s novel, sure, no doubt. The last few months have, in many ways, been unlike any other in my... by SB Rawz | Jun 15, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. ‘” – Fred Rogers Such a sweet sentiment. I also loved when Glennon Doyle took it to the next level...