This reflection explores what it means to remember ourselves as souls in a culture that often pulls us toward distraction, productivity, and disconnection from deeper presence. Through stories, contemplative practice, personal reflection, and metaphor - from the Rainmaker and the Grail to mindfulness, social media, and the natural movement away from our source - it considers what it means to stay rooted in Spirit while living fully in modern life. Ultimately, this piece is about remembering connection, cultivating presence, and learning how to return to balance even as life continues to pull us outward.

There is a growing amount of attention, energy, and legislation directed at a very small group of people. This piece steps back to ask why, and to explore the human, biological, and societal complexity we often ignore. A reflection on gender, grief, and the consequences of mistaking our categories for reality.

I attended the Summit on Crime Survivors because I knew commercial sexual exploitation was an area I did not understand well enough. What stayed with me most deeply were the voices of survivors, and the question of what responsibility listening creates when listening alone is not enough.