Photo – Drew, Lily, Stevie, Me, Kristin, Karen. Circa 2002. Pt. 9/31 in the in the Moon Cycle blog series. Today I received an email from my friend Stevie, addressed to a group of five women who have been friends for approximately 15 years. Some of our friendships… Read More
I started this daily blogging project a week ago yesterday, on the day of the new moon. Yesterday was the first quarter, when the moon looks half-full in the sky. Now it’s early evening in the Bay Area, the sun will soon set, and the… Read More
Today was the third and final day of a workshop titled Executive Director 101, an excellent training from the folks at Compass Point, focused on building the leadership and management skills of non-profit Executive Directors, folks who’ve been in the position anywhere from a few weeks… Read More
Pt. 7/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. How did I get here, to this moment, this breath? This movement of fingers on the keyboard, this sitting in a chair in a room I can call my own, in a house I share, in a… Read More
Pt. 6/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. Today was a full day; I attended the first of 3 days of Executive Director management training, then I made dinner and spent time with my housemates. As such, I’m turning in for the evening full of… Read More
Pt. 5/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. This week, I had the pleasure of penning a guest column for On Being, the Peabody-Award-Winning radio show & website which explores the central questions of what it means to be human & how we choose to… Read More
Pt. 4/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. Today I took a long walk with a new friend from my house in Oakland to nearby Mountain View Cemetery. We walked past the masoleum, the Jewish graveyard, the pepper tree and so many headstones, to the… Read More
Pt. 3/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. This evening the moon is a beautiful thin crescent in the sky, but I’m thinking about something else that is shining light in a dark area. My friend and wonderful human Scott Hechinger, who works as a public… Read More
Pt. 2/31 in the Moon Cycle blog series. Today the Lunar/Chinese New Year is being celebrated with festivities and fireworks across the world. With yesterday’s new moon the year of the horse galloped to an end, and we are now entering the year of the… Read More
I see the moon and the moon sees me. God bless the moon, and God bless me. – Nursery rhyme Life is a series of rhythms, happening on different scales. The cycle of breath – inhale, exhale. The cycle of the day – the sun… Read More
Emily Jacobi 