Animal Consciousness

One of the benefits of the Internet, for me at least, is the amazing number of photos, videos, and stories that I see about inter-species relationships. Like Koko the gorilla and her kitten, or Roscoe the orangutan and his dog, or Owen and Mzee, the tortoise and hippo who bonded after the 2004 tsunami.

It’s [...]

Dancing in Dreams

I’ve dreamed I was waltzing with a beloved dance teacher who passed away years ago, that I was setting up speakers to dance with extended family in empty spaces in an airport parking garage, and dreamed of dancing that felt like flying. For me, dancing is associated with times of pure enjoyment, of the youthful [...]