Being exactly who we are is not always easy, but a presence of dignity and respect bolsters our resolve.
April 2024
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As we peek out from behind the darkness of the past, recall that we have more in common than not - we have collectively lost, changed, and will rise again. Together.
July 2023
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Sharing empathy is something we all want and deserve, and often that feeling comes when someone listens to learn rather than to respond.
March 2023
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We must acknowledge that no two lived experiences are the same, and just like us, our conversation partner is priceless.
November 2022
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As I catch my breath and wipe away tears, I cannot help but wonder, is the intention behind acts of hate to silence the voices of the majority so that our outrage becomes mute?
July 2022
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Since we are all human, our responses will be individually different. However, a lack of inclusion and a sense of belonging is relatable to all of us.
May 2022
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We are all someone else's "other." As you continue to shift gears, keep your eyes out for me to we, mile-marker #1.
April 2022
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As we reckon with a past that did not serve us well, it is painful to have hard conversations. Yet, to heal from the shame in all of us, we must bring these unspoken truths into the light.
February 2022
I wish that 2-0-2-2 is the year we collectively put empathy into action through curiosity, vulnerability, compassion, and selflessness.
January 2022
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As a life-long learner, I realized long ago that the hard lesson would continue to confront me until I learned. But, once enlightened, we receive liberation from that which no longer serves us.
December 2021
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Who does not want to be respected? To be seen? To be heard? And, at times, to be left the heck alone.
November 2021
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As I clumsily practiced casting and line mending, I applied this teaching to empathy and how we have all learned to mend the pandemic line over the past year and a half+.
July 2021
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Do you know that feeling when you meet someone and walk away from the conversation knowing that your paths crossed not by chance, but instead, by fate?
Last week, fate intervened and blessed me with one such occasion.
December 23, 2020