So many issues we humans care about. When children lie slain in their graves, do we cry out for their lost lives and who should or should not have the right to Be … one gunshot away from Not Being. Or do we wonder even more whether we’re born the…

(note to lit agents: taking inquiries for the following excerpt of a nonfiction in progress, and a completed ecofiction MS: dearteza@gmail.com and see tezalord.com for my 4 other published books. gracias) I patted Pogo’s head, and whispered to him “I guess this is it, old buddy. I may not see…

If you’re like me, sometimes I get overwhelmed with … life! It just seems so dern complicated. Sometimes. But then, at other times, when I’m relaxed and fully in my own power … life seems so easy it’s almost like a dream. Today I’ve had both feelings. In tune with…

At this time of worldwide imminent danger, with Russia’s Putin acting insanely against the Ukraine’s right to be a free and sovereign nation … what can we do? How can one not worry? If other superpowers react, everyone knows this could be the beginning of World War III. No one…

I’m an obituary junkie. I’ve loved reading New York Times obits ever since I was in college. You know why? They’re mini-biographies, that’s why. …

In this fourth week since fracturing my right femur cap, I wish I could say I’m all better. Or at least a little better. Ok, I am better but – I could be so much more if I hadn’t gone n mucked myself up but good. I have to remember: …

After experiencing extreme throbbing from this broken leg I unfortunately am nursing, I’m beginning to see how similar healing from a fracture is to the process of “getting sober” I endured decades ago. As these endless, painful days pass and I’m able to think beyond “how do I get out…

Our important teachers in life come in unexpected ways. But they always arrive exactly when our journey here needs direction. The only thing we have to do is — to recognize the teacher when s/he/It arrives. I’ve had many profound experiences with teachers. This latest one came at a time…

What Can We Do? After the global environmental conference met in Glasgow I’m wondering what can I do, and I’m wondering if you’re asking yourself the same question? Our planet needs us more than ever! When I became aware of the imminent global crisis — the result of industry’s unhampered…