Thoughts


Four Thousand and Ninety-Six: Notes on Inheritance and Responsibility

The perpetuation of greed, war, domination, and trauma will be the end of us. By ACL Bachara We did not arrive here alone. We have never been alone. We did not arrive here innocent, and we do not get to pretend we are self-made. We inherit thousands of ancestors—and their responsibility—simply by being born onto this earth. We must decide what kind of ancestors we are going to be. When I started tracing the lines of my ancestry, I thought I was looking backward. I didn’t expect my deep ancestral exploration to change the way I see the present. My […]


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Women’s March on Portland 2017

January 21, 2017. Why did I march? I am an activist and a feminist at heart. I am very grateful for my upbringing, which made me who I am today. I was provided public education and instilled with a love of reading and lifetime learning. I am thankful to have a family that shares and mutually supports this love of knowledge and education. I have learned that if we wish to keep our rights in good shape with our government, we must exercise them. The First Amendment is one of the most important rights any society should be lucky to […]


Mt Hood Timberline Trail

August 10, 2016 – Tomorrow I will embark on a journey I have been planning and envisioning in my mind, heart, and soul for weeks. Months. With a small group of close friends, I will embark upon my first multi-day hike on the Mt. Hood Timberline Trail, starting from Timberline Lodge, and moving counter-clockwise around the circumference of what I consider “my mountain.” I have grown up in that mountain’s trees, rivers, and lakes, as her wilderness opened its arms to me at a very young age thanks to both of my outdoors-loving parents. The times I remember most fondly […]