Marking the Rituals
This morning while I was getting dressed this morning my husband said “TGIF!” and I said, “Really? You’re sure it’s Friday?” His professional life still has standing meetings that keep him […]
Category Archives: Philosophical
Not Guilty, Just Pleasure
It’s been 159 days since my family started quarantine. The litany of events we have experienced in that short amount of time, both domestic and world-wide, resembles a ludicrously bad […]
Appropriation
Long ago I decided to openly share my political leanings on my blog and business website. Mainly because folks who disagree with the work I do are going to assume […]
Feeling Rich
I remember the first time I felt like I was rich. Standing in the check out line at the grocery store I realized I hadn’t mentally added everything up to […]
CEU Spa
I just got back from a week long excursion to catch up on my Continuing Education Units (CEU) for my Coaching practice. A lot of professions require Continuing Ed so […]
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 […]
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.
