. . . and he is us. Cartoonist Walt Kelly coined the phrase, “We have met the enemy and he is us,” as a slogan for the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Aside from being gender-unfriendly, it became a powerful statement attached to anti-pollution posters and has endured as an iconic motto for…
Month: October 2026
Staring into a blank screen
A noble declaration on aging. Aging is not for the faint of heart. One day, you wake up and realize – youth has quietly slipped away. But it didn’t leave alone. It took with it your insecurities, your rush to please, your fear of not being enough. And in its place? It left you with…
I dance in the morning
Clenched fists and open hands. My title is “I dance in the morning” yet I begin with clenched fists and open hands. Stay with me. Something happens when a person moves to the dance floor. They may have entered the hall with clenched fists – tight emotions, wound up inside with the cares of life….