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Essays

Things are far too serious to lose our sense of humor

January 19, 2018 By Terry Filed Under: Essays, Video

My teacher defined humor as “freedom from the implications of experience.” It seems to me that this liberating stance is precisely the orientation we need if we are to meaningfully engage our crazy time and wicked problems — ecological, political, social and cultural. Last …

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A Magenta Solstice Message from Terry

December 21, 2017 By Terry Filed Under: Essays

illustration of space and planets, stars

I’m writing to wish you a blessed solstice. Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is the ancient time for hunkering down, reflecting, and noticing what remains in the still point between days getting shorter and longer. It’s also the natural cycle closest to the end of …

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So Much to Be Grateful For — Even With So Much to Grieve

November 23, 2017 By Terry Filed Under: Essays

This year, as I get ready for Thanksgiving, I’m feeling deeply grateful for the miracle of life and its cycles, and the many blessings I enjoy living in Northern California. This year I am especially grateful that I have just finished a major labor of love. My new book, A New …

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The Good Medicine of Grieving and Giving Thanks

November 24, 2016 By Terry Filed Under: Essays

This year at Thanksgiving, many of us are in shock, still grieving what might be a horrific collective tragedy — both the presidential election, and what is about to unfold in the Trump era. So I am writing this for those folks who are grieving, at a time normally dedicated to …

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The Evolutionary Case for Hillary

October 30, 2016 By Terry Filed Under: Essays

Four years ago, I launched "Integral Obama", pointing out "If there’s one thing that’s become painfully clear over the last 12 years, I think it’s this: it’s incredibly difficult to accomplish constructive change as a President, but it’s terribly easy to make disastrous …

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On Marc Gafni

January 5, 2016 By Terry 62 Comments Filed Under: Essays

Marc Gafni

Context: This morning I spent several hours reading Facebook posts commenting on the December 25th story on Marc Gafni in the New York Times. They included links to public statements by several key Jewish organizations and calls for a culture-wide reckoning by members of the …

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