Healing Homescaping

16/02/2026

I rested and created this weekend.

I’m a white woman, so I am used to the privilege of taking a break from the outside reality when I am tired. I do not take that for granted.

I explored my thawing yard that has been snow covered for months, I made a light fixture from a lamp shade, a basket, and cocoa leaves I gathered from India, I cut up lots of fruit and cooked rice and veggies and beans, I painted my front door, I took naps, snuggled with my cats, did some garden planning, and daydreamed.

Tomorrow it’s back to work and the necessary community building and activism that will save us and move us in a new direction.

14/02/2026

08/02/2026

Worship nature.

Bring yourself back to raw truth, grace, abundance, freedom.

It is all here, and it is not to be owned, or hoarded, or exploited for personal gain.

It is for life. All life. It is the gift we were all given regardless of species, of race, of gender.

It is not something to be earned. It is not given to us as the result of work.

It just is. Like we are, all of it in all of us.

Don’t believe the lies that separate you from your birthright; the sun, the air, the trees, the water, the sacred ground; food and drink and shelter.

Believe in nature, not in billionaires, white supremacy, not consumerism, not borders, not war.

Surround yourself with nature, with perfect imperfection, look at the impossible beauty of the winding branches and roots and leaves, the texture and grit of wild, persistent old growth, the fresh and naive knowing of an unfolding bud, the scars that make grooves and patterns that are proof.

It’s you and it’s me. And it’s time to remember and reclaim ourselves and to not stop until everyone gets a taste of what is theirs.

06/02/2026

Lately.

Nothing is the same, and that is both terrible and wonderful.

I’m tired and energized.

This time requires action; do what you can, where you can, when you can.

Be an ICE observer

Make a sign

Get to know your neighbors

Eat nutritious food and stay hydrated

Find an organization that works on an issue you care about deeply and ask them how you can help

Get a good night’s sleep

Listen to the voices in your community; Black, Latino, Hmong, Somali, children

Seek joy, find it, and share it generously

Give food, give money to the groups feeding the hungry

Sing. Alone or together, in public or private. Get your vibe out into the world

Call your local and federal senators and representatives

Scream. Trust me

Listen to black and brown voices and amplify them

Go to therapy

Get outside and move your body

Speak your truth

Bring your best, weirdest energy into the world everyday

To name a few

31/01/2026

Taking a break in this world is white privilege.

To have a nervous system that is not constantly on high alert is white privilege.

To choose when to fight for and work towards justice is white privilege.

To have choices is white privilege.

We take our rest and we step into our community and carry the understanding that if our neighbors are not free, nobody is free.

Go for a walk in your neighborhood. Talk to your neighbors. Listen to your neighbors. Help your neighbors. This is how we build an America that is for everyone.

F**k ICE.

20/01/2026

These ones.

The last few weeks away from home I’ve carried a lot of grief for my Minneapolis community and my family. It has not been a light trip, and I have been distracted by events back home.

Still, I feel incredibly privileged to have had this time in India. I have done my best to enjoy my time here and to soak up as much of these places as possible.

The connections I’ve made here with locals and other travelers saved me. These people reminded me that connection is what it’s all about.

I’m ready to be home with my community, minus the part of me that I’m leaving here.

14/01/2026

My heart is with my Minneapolis community.

I think most of the world is with Minneapolis right now.

I’m taking a moment to share my grief with you in this way, because there are no words.

Please make sure you are letting yourself feel. And grieve. In whatever way works for you. For me, crying is cleansing. Even closing your eyes and moving your body instinctually, or stretching can release. Just keep it flowing, don’t let it get stuck in your body.

Then do the good work that is needed, in whatever way you can. Be kind to each other.

Just as grieving looks different for everyone, so does healing and fighting fascism.

12/01/2026

Allepey lulled me into a deep state of peace that I can’t even begin to describe.

Everything flows gently here - literally. The pace of the boats, of the villagers, of the flowing water, the floating lily pads and hyacinth. This place has its own unique energy vibration.

There is no rushing. Zero.

Walking past villager’s homes it is common to hear the gentle, soothing sound of men singing or chanting.

The man who rowed a canal canoe tour sang. It sent vibrations through my chest and relaxed me so deeply I could hardly move.

We have the power to calm our nervous systems just by slowing down. Slow our gaze, our breath, our movements, our thoughts, our judgments.

Now especially, we need to prioritize rest and slowing so we can show up fully to fight fascism.

09/01/2026

For your nervous system.

09/01/2026

For your nervous system.

Slow for this moment, hear the music without listening and let your eyes trace the forms and light.