The Speed of Untethering

This is a talk about impermanence and vulnerability. It’s about losing people you don’t know how to live without, and this feeling we have that things are more solid than they are - that our feet planted here and we can count on that. There are two ways to ride the ride - you can embrace change and open to the uncertainty, love your heart out, keep your eyes open and your mind, too - or you can respond with fear. People who respond with fear want to pin things down, they want control. They plant their flags and pound their chests. They hoard and dominate, but it’s never enough. That’s when they start looking toward Mars.

Either way you ride the ride, you don’t get to ride forever. One way feels a lot better than the other.

This is also a talk about grief, loss and longing. It’s about understanding there’s no such thing as other people’s children. It’s about missing my mom so much it takes my breath away sometimes, even though we had a complicated relationship. Sending love to all, and a little extra to anyone struggling with Mother’s Day. It can be a tough day for many reasons.

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