Squeaky Wheel
Back when I was an actor and director I had a policy of not reading reviews while the show was running. Everyone else read them so I had some idea […]
Category Archives: Philosophical
Mea Culpa
Almost daily I tell folks in my workshops and discussions that it’s okay to make mistakes. When we talk about topics like race, gender, sexuality and other social categories, it’s […]
Identity Politics
Way back in 1992 it was considered deviant to have a tattoo. People with tattoos fell into categories like punk, artist, biker and the formerly incarcerated. This meant that I […]
Carrot and Stick
I don’t know about you but I seem to have an almost magical ability to catalog every moment in my life where I fell short. All those times I was […]
Risk Management
I’m updating my website with the help of a super talented, visually oriented friend. An unexpected response to the necessary questions like “who is your audience?”, and “what do you […]
A Trip around the Sun
There are some milestones in life where there is an expectation that we engage in a little self-reflection. Big moments like the birth of a child, or the death of […]
What We Remember
A friend I met when I was 12 is now in critical condition in the ICU. A friendship that started in middle school covers a lot of history. Successes and […]
Hate speech is protected speech
It seems like every day now we see another example of people protesting and shutting down speakers when they don’t agree with their message. On campuses and other public venues, […]
Chopping Brush
A post on the Facebook group Pantsuit Nation made me cry this morning. It was by a young woman of color working as a Staff Assistant in the U.S. Congress […]
IRL
In my current love/hate relationship with social media its easy to forget why I liked it in the first place.
5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
Abundance
I was forced to buy a new wallet recently. I don’t invest much in accessories like wallets, handbags, phone cases and such so this doesn’t happen very often. I think […]
Self-Care
I took a 30 minute walk outside today. A lunch time walk may not sound like big deal but I have an unhealthy habit of forgetting to get up from […]
How Bias Works
I discovered years ago that when my thoughts are racing too fast, and for too long, that I lose complete touch with my body. I become a head in a […]
Crazy Busy is Not a Thing
I recently described the last six months of my life as a time of “unprecedented stress.” What would have been more accurate is if I had said to my friend […]
