Wednesday Wisdom Do Not Minimize Your Existence

Do not just see yourself as weak, timid or damaged. Lay to rest those illusions. Lay them to rest today, right now.  We are complex creatures who may fail, but are never failures.   We are always more than our last mistake or embarrassment. Enjoy the nuggets of wisdom  I share this week. If you feel so moved please share your thoughts. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.

I’m committing to rest: my sabbatical

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” -Zora Neale Hurston Deeply tired, emotionally exhausted Black women seem to be the norm. Many of us watched our mothers, and grandmothers, and aunts, continue to take on more, and more, and...

You can’t talk about race if you ain’t gonna talk about power

Race is a human-invented concept used to categorize people with devastating consequences. White supremacy is the system of power used to create and reinforce those consequences. Race is more than skin color and hair texture. It is more than boxes or categories we like...

Work Cultures Should Not Consume Us

I have a question, what do you think your life would look like if everything (or even a few!) of the below were reality? Universal health care Universal sick-leave benefits Universal childcare and elder care National parental/care-giver leave policy Thriving wage...