To succeed, we must look beyond ourselves and realize that if we want to grow personally, we must be vulnerable and open to receiving feedback that we may not necessarily like to hear.
September 2022
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I knew that opening hands and hearts would be challenging and that opportunity and fear would show up simultaneously.
August 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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Like you, I am angry. I am heartbroken, and I have firm opinions. However, I also realize that as comfortable as I am staying within the narrow confines of like-mindedness, change does not occur in isolation.
June 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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Let my myopic focus at that moment serve as a lesson in empathy for all of us.
October 2021
The storms of life mean to challenge and help us to flourish. While our responses are independent of one another, the journey taken is by all.
May 2021
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Like you, over the last year, I have learned to live with a lot less. This less has actually become more given the reblossoming of dormant creativity and shock-testing of my ability to build a structure from chaos.
February 10, 2021
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I am unsure if the recent Wolf Moon, global pandemic, social and political unrest, or winter blues have got my internal compass spinning, but I cannot point my arrow in any specific direction for the life of me.
February 3, 2021
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I am a proud American who has inhabited both sides of the political coin. Raised in Eastern Washington "AgCountry," I cut my teeth in the melting pot of the Big Apple.
January 20, 2021
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