Simone Biles Mindfulness Rabbit Hole

Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time got a bad case of the Twisties last week and withdrew from most events at the Tokyo Olympics. In the team press conference right after she announced her plans, she said she needed to focus on her mindfulness. I think she speaks for everyone who survived the …

Lemmings, Penguins, and Walruses Reviewed

My book group has been reading John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed. Today we discussed the chapter on the opening of the film Penguins of Madagascar. As we were talking, I realized that nature documentaries and the way they are edited for dramatic effect, often at the expense of scientific accuracy, may be the most quintessential …

Religious Bibliography of William Stafford

I just compiled a bibliography of works by and related to William Stafford regarding religion and spirituality. Whether or not we see William Stafford as a religious poet, it can't be ignored that he wrote a lot about it, and that many readers turn to his work when thinking of religious and spiritual themes. View the …