I read a poem today by the ancient Sufi poet Rumi, and was so moved by it that I wanted to read it again and again, each time imagining all the people I love best, and trying to recall an early moment at which I knew that I loved them. I’m thinking of that moment when you see […]
Author: ameliaborealis
A Call To Humans
Today, in light of all of the attacks on humanity around the world and on our shores, I am speechless, in despair for our world. But I won’t give up, as long as the world is still filled with loving people who want peace. We must gather together and be strong. Below is one of […]
A Thing With Feathers
Look, I know that it’s a cliche that new mothers get weepy on the occasion of the first birthday of their child. And I’m pretty brave when it comes to the passing of time, and things changing as they do. But on the eve of my baby’s birthday, as I finish washing the dishes, pick […]
If You See Something, Say Something
On my way home tonight, I passed a homeless man just as he spilled a boiling hot bowl of soup across his knees, as he sat on a cargo stoop to eat it. As he was prying the lid off, the whole cup lost balance on his knee and not only spilled onto the concrete […]
The Light Within
Today I read a post by An Accidental Anarchist on the subject of non-judgment. I was first acquainted with the idea when I discovered Deepak Chopra who, with his mainstream mindfulness, introduced me to this prayer: Today I will judge nothing that occurs And as I judge nothing that occurs I will create silence in […]
Why tell my story?
[photo of me at my fire escape window, circa 2012] The book poured out of me. I was alone in New York and working a job where I didn’t speak to anyone all day, and I wanted to tell somebody I was going completely crazy. Or, rather, maybe I really wanted to hear from other […]
Amelia Borealis 