A moment of acceptance I sit here, about 30 feet from the owl, and watch the color of the day slowly spread over the early morning darkness. I wonder if it too is watching the effects of the sunrise. I look back at the tree branch that it perched on…

A thought A couple of weeks ago, on a quiet night, I felt an abundance of boredom. I laid wide awake on my bed with my dog snuggly nestled in between my legs. I began to feel super present in the moment. There I was, within those four walls accompanied…

Observing correlations between the two — Lately as I’ve reflected on the wheel of samsara (wheel of life), I’ve felt this correlation between the three poisons and our lower chakras. The three poisons are said to be the cause of our suffering and the driving force behind the many cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. …

Being balance — Lately, I’ve indulged in a few meditative techniques and have experienced a feeling of one pointedness. An example that illustrates this well comes from a recent practice of yoga. At the end of class during Shavasna, I settled into the pose, consciously inhaled, exhaled, and then settled into the role…

Being in the unknown — I biked to Muir Woods today to write. Unintentionally. I was in between biking to Muir Woods or Mt.Tam. I chose Muir Woods because I haven’t been eating too much lately. Only what I’ve needed. I didn’t want to overwork an under resourced body. …

Holding space for suffering — With the recent articles that I’ve written, “Don’t come back to our city!” And that toomedium.com I was asked to speak about diversity on a design panel that lacked diversity The importance of diversity for the design community.uxdesign.cc I’m remembering the opportunity that suffering presents us with. This article may not make sense to a rational mind. I’d advise anyone reading this to approach it knowing that the message is naturally paradoxical.

And that too — Little forehead kisses from above. The sun and I have an on again off again type of relationship. I looked up at it with sweat sliding down my cheeks just before I made my descent into Mill Valley. …

The importance of diversity for the design community. — Author’s note: I am not writing this article to attack ADPList.org. This article’s intention is to educate folks on the importance of diversity for the design community via my personal experience. ADPList is a global community of mentors and learners, on a mission to democratize mentorship for all. I’ve been…

An earlier return from hiatus — After taking a hiatus from publishing any writing, here I am, once again. A little earlier than I anticipated. While on hiatus, I’ve spent the majority of my time practicing functional detachment, a term coined by Doug Newton, LMFT. …