The Great Ocean of Becoming

The Gift of a Friend’s Death

8 Comments / 9/11, Death, The Great Ocean of Becoming / By Steve Roberts

Dedicated to the three sons of my friend Scott Every once in a while I sob uncontrollably. Not from sadness, but from feeling the pain of human suffering throughout the world while also feeling the many ways I have been blessed with teachers and experiences that help me navigate that suffering—sometimes even gracefully. Just […]

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Moving–Montgomery and Memphis

3 Comments / The Great Ocean of Becoming / By Steve Roberts

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery is perhaps the strongest public recognition of America’s holocaust: the conscious, deliberate dehumanization of human beings, particularly those of African ancestry. In excess of 12 million were made slaves over more than 300 years to fuel our nation’s economic prosperity. And while slavery in

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