hi you wonderful you, big news to share. i am going on a much needed Sabbatical, a Sacred Pause, to revivify my creative self and rest my weary service muscles for a spell. for a year, i think. what does this mean for you? for us? read on a bit; i’ve got you. some academics …
There’s a lot about my life I’d like to change right now. I can see pretty lucidly what’s not working and where the problems are, but I’m actually experiencing an even bigger problem. The way I’ve gone about creating new futures for myself, now rings hollow. I used to do the “vision board” thing: create …
Dear friend, This one is a bit long, but worth it. I’m about to share some parts of my life story I’ve never shared publicly to this degree — specifically about heartbreaks and Dark Nights, and how they can remake you into a Queen. As they have for me. I also have a free workshop …
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I’ve packed a lot of WOW into this blog post. Stay tuned. Something in here might just restore some of your hope in mankind and support you with whatever heartbreak you may be wading your way through. It all starts in the check-out line at my favorite grocery store. Whenever D is working, I push …
New Year’s wishes of ease and grace to you! A few days ago, on the cusp of our collective leap out into 2021, I shared some of The Only Prayers You Really Ever Need: Help Thanks Wow Sorry Mmmmmm F*^#$@!!!!!&?cK! These are non-denominational prayers, of course. Prayers suited to the particular sensibilities of my fellow …
I’ve been trying to come up with something meaningful to share with you at the close of this deeply disturbing 2020 and the rise of a hopeful new year. Yet I’ve found myself quite silent. However I want to be in some kind of useful touch, my friend. So I figured prayers would be just …
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I was scanning the news a while back, reading sound bytes from voters, explaining their support of Donald Trump. I was especially interested in one from a woman who shared that she supported Trump because she found him to be a “strong leader.” A strong leader. A strong leader?!? A series of lights went on …
Here in the United States where I’m writing from, it is almost Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday that is ideally about giving thanks. And about gathering with folks you love, to give thanks with. However, because it’s an American holiday, and we love to mark our holidays by ingesting massive amounts of food and sweets, it …
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I’m getting old. As the mirror, endless Zoom video conferences, and my 9-year old son all like to remind me. I’m going to turn 48 in a few weeks. And even though the life expectancy in my family is around 88, I’m still on the older side of middle age. But must “old” be the …
I know you care. I know you want to help. Here’s how. (Please read this to the end). “Meet anguish with action.” ~ President Barack Obama I am shocked, shaky. Anguished. And I know I’m feeling only a tiny fraction of what non-white, especially Black folks are feeling. Wobbly though I may feel, I stand. …
