“56 years ago since the release of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bleecker St” in 1964, some things have changed like rent which is no longer $30 anywhere but voices still “leaking from a sad café” or closed venue like The Bitter End at 147 Bleecker St. In fact, there are sounds of silence, sadness and resilience in…
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Learning During the Pandemic
Thinking about COVID, I do what I always do when I see hardship and tragedy that is bigger than I can understand: I become philosophical and a bit new-age-y and try to see what lessons I can take from it all. And … I did what any free thinker in this day and age would…
Quarantining My Mind
The practice of quarantine began during the 14th century in an effort to protect coastal cities from plague epidemics. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit, at anchor, for 40 days before landing. This word for this phenomenon harkens back to two Italian words, “quaranta giorni”, which translate as “40 days”. OK. I…
Thriving with Covid
The sickness and death that affected millions of people around the world as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has been covered widely by the media. But along with the overt panic and despair came the disruption of everyday activities, including a number of spiritual routines that brought comfort to many people. The political implications…
Better late than never!
March 2020 Hindsight is 2020. The golden gown’s out but the ballrooms empty. Eternal night washes over the land of plenty. July 2020 The hamster wheel. That perpetual turbine transmogrified into a lazy 16 month afternoon. Zoom wizards, half human lizards, Satanic rape cults, childish adults, COVID denial, death is the result. Stock market gains,…
Mindy Dutka
The year the Earth stood still. In late 2019, an epoch of our time would arrive in the form of a virus. This virus, COVID-19, would spread swiftly and brutally across the world in the early stages of 2020 and throughout the year that followed. This virus would ultimately steer humanity towards a global crisis…
Living in a State of Grace
Images from Grace Hansen, self-taught artist.
New Normal Mantra
The full moon, lit candles, and echoes of the local church bells have been my regiment, my go to amid this nightmare of COVID-19, reminding me there is a higher power. The acronym, COVID-19, is now a part of the global psyche. It emanates trauma that seeps through the underbelly of society, until there’s a…
COVID: Bringing Back The Code
Being an introverted empath smack in the middle of cannabis legalization is an interesting experience. I am constantly seeking balance between needing to help the problems and needing to retreat to heal from the problems. I can viscerally feel the industry’s growing pains. By Dec 2019 I had many Canna successes, tons of resources, but…