by Milena Fraccari | Apr 1, 2021 | ShiftHappens
The New York winter was beginning and I had just made a decision that was going to change life as I knew it. After a deep and prolonged time of contemplation, I came to a realisation – I had grown as much as I was going to grow as a monk. The time had come to...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 25, 2021 | ShiftHappens
Growing up in a working class town to immigrant parents, I found myself in the same kinds of mischief common to young boys the world over. And like many children, I was adept at justifying my actions whenever I was caught. Particularly in cases where I felt I was the...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 19, 2021 | ShiftHappens
Our country has faced multiple crises in the past year as the world grapples with a global pandemic, economic uncertainty and racial injustice. For our Asian community, particularly Asian women here in America, the challenges have been far greater with an...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 19, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
When Rodolfo was fifteen, he began volunteering at a summer camp called Viamistad. For the first time in his life, he was surrounded by people with disabilities, beginning to make many new friends and learning about their experiences. One of these new friends was...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 16, 2021 | ShiftHappens
I have a dear friend who is a gifted biologist. Hiking with her, she always manages to notice a ring snake among the leaves, the curved tail of a salamander just below a river rock, or the fluttering wings of some reclusive bird species high up in the canopy. I...
