by SB Rawz | Jul 5, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Earlier this year, I was sitting in meditation. I’d like to say that was an unremarkable happening; there have certainly been long stretches in my life where meditation has been a daily practice, fit into the building blocks of an average day. It has been a while... by SB Rawz | Jun 21, 2021 | The Deep Dive
I never thought to trim the lower branches of a magnolia tree to create a canopy covering a bare trunk until I saw one on a brief road trip recently. Once I saw one, I saw them everywhere, including on a later drive back to my hometown, a drive I’ve made hundreds of... by SB Rawz | May 31, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Last week, I meditated for the first time in a month. That’s not bad for me these days. I first seriously sat in meditation eight years ago today, on May 31, 2013, and have gone through phases of daily or nearly-daily meditation and these days it’s a box that goes... by SB Rawz | May 10, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Whatever it is that animates us – and after millennia of religion, philosophy, and science, I have no desire to so much as take a swing at the how of human essence – the bit that allows us to extrovert that animation – that which is being animated – is, as many have... by SB Rawz | May 3, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Right now, at this very moment, which is 6:54 am on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, our dog is laying in the hallway in front of my office, her bushy tail spilling through the doorway. She has been doing some combination of barking, whining and huffing for going on an hour... by SB Rawz | Mar 29, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Divine rage is fierce, disciplined, and visionary…The aim of divine rage is not vengeance but to reorder the world.– Valarie Kaur in See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto on Revolutionary Love This feels like a particularly scary time in history to be exploring...