I’ve been thinking a lot about courage and resilience.  Those weren’t quite the words I was looking for, but I started there. It hardly needs mentioning why these words seem … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Indefatigable

If you don’t know the movie Ratatouille––a Pixar film about a rat who is a chef––you’ve missed a really beautiful reflection on the worthiness of everyone. See it if you … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Universalism is Universal

My hope for these posts is to bring something engaging and ennobling from the world of digital media (or old media that is now available digitally) to people so they … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Heads Up, Eyes Open

I love the photo history of America from around the Civil War. For a monumental shift in a nation’s social makeup, the pulling down of a centuries-long enslavement of a … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: The Visuals of Juneteenth

I’ve been clear about my reverence for Bo Burnham in a few instances at UUCC. His insights into what it is like to grow up with the internet, and his … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road

I have aspirations to be a woodworker. So far they are based on several semesters of woodshop in high school and a few projects here and there since. We really … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Woodwork as Soulwork in a Time of Grief

Bharatnatyam and Hip Hop  I was very lucky to travel to India as a student and learn about the religious cultures that make up the Southern states of Tamil Nadu … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Bharatnatyam and Hip Hop 

Humility is good for the world. A humble person is more empathetic, more aware of “the other,” more able to be awed by the world around them. A humble person … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: You Aren’t Where You Think You Are

So, TikTok is a new social media platform. It’s also insanely popular and has become so very quickly. Basically, its a mix between Twitter and a YouTube video––people can post … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Eine Kleine TikTok

Some Good Advice… This piece honestly caught me off guard, it was so refreshing and unexpected––the conglomerated insights of a person reflecting on 70 years alive. This is wisdom of … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Some Good Advice