“At its best, activism is a form of healing. It is about what we do and how we show up in the world. It is about learning and expression of regard, compassion and love.” –Resmaa Menaken. I have been watching events unfold over the last week with angst, outrage, grief,...
One of the best things about being home so much these days, is that I don’t have to spend any energy commuting into work. And this means I can sleep in a little more each morning. Yay! I like to wake up slowly, becoming gradually aware of the shift from my dreams to...
One of the biggest obstacles to our own growth and development is our attachment to our interpretations. It works like this. Imagine you start seeing someone and 24 hours after texting them, they haven’t yet texted you back or called. You might start thinking … They...
I recently discovered Tiktok (*cringing and amused*), which explains why many of you don’t hear from me anymore: I’m too busy sharing random videos with my daughter and friends – and learning to shuffle. (Quite badly, I might add. But with enough practice,...
When was the last time you looked at someone and genuinely wondered what it was like to be them? How they came to be who they are today? What about the last time that you felt like someone was deeply curious and fascinated by who you are and how you came to be the...
How can we tell the difference between healthy self-advocacy and having a sense of entitlement? Consider these: When I am entitled … I believe that others “should” give something to me or do something for me because of “who I am” or...
“Covid-19 is like a rehab intervention that breaks the addictive hold of normality. To interrupt a habit is to make it visible; it is to turn it from a compulsion to a choice. When the crisis subsides, we might have occasion to ask whether we want to return to...
Living in a state of suspended animation, I’m unsure where exactly to direct my attention and energies from day to day. Outward? I scan through daily news channels, blogs, online programs.Talk to friends about how they are holding up, the challenges we’re...
Events over this last week (personal and global) moved so fast and have invited so much reorienting (internally and externally) that I don’t quite feel like I have caught up yet. I am still recalibrating. As someone who loves stillness and quiet time, I admit...
Embrace Polarities, Balance Opposites As events in our world get progressively unpredictable, it’s more important than ever to lean into exceptional self-care and to deepen our connections with one another. We are faced with daily choices between seemingly...
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