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So many musings this week. The Democratic National Convention is on. It’ll be a more sober convention this time around, fitting in this sobering time. I’ve not actually watched it yet as I’m writing this a few days ahead. And … Read More
I’m musing again and today I’ve lit upon temperature and the thermometers we use to measure it. Celsius or Fahrenheit? The 0 to 100 scale or the 32 to 212 scale? These days, one can find a Fahrenheit thermometer in … Read More
Today, with the American dream falling apart at our feet, CoViD knocking on our doors louder and louder, systemic racism exposed finally for all throughout this country (in the north as well as the south) to see, and the climate … Read More
COURAGE: the final installment in the Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage 2020 Tour. Curiosity pushes us to open the box, explore the myth, or initiate a conversation with someone we don’t understand. Compassion brings an empathetic consciousness to what we find. … Read More
We continue today with my mini series on the three words that have woven themselves into much of my work of late: Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage. Today it’s COMPASSION’s turn. Merriam-Webster defines this noun as the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ … Read More
And So It Goes has evolved over the years. A year or so ago, I began to focus on the triad Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage as a mantra for the posts I share. I’ve been gratified to see how my … Read More
We began this series on confronting racism in mid-June. In Part I, I asked “When did you first become aware of your race?” This was not a question I’d have thought to ask, actually, being of the “race is a social … Read More
September 21, 2020 UPDATE I am pleased to report that after being moved to Arizona (via Louisiana) en route to a promised imminent deportation, Steven Tendo has been returned to the detention center in Los Fresnos, Texas, where he has … Read More
“In light of recent events, a lot of people are now feeling a very visceral response in how they show up in this world, and how they see it from our lens,” says Ramunda Lark Young, co-founder of Washington-based MahoganyBooks, an independent bookstore … Read More