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Are You Concerned About Democracy?
Raise your hand if you worry about the survival of democracy in the United States. I see you. Given the recent “Trump years” of fascistic...
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Sep 22, 20225 min read
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Tired of a Polarized Country? You Can Help Change It.
When I started this blog, I promised myself I wouldn’t use any lightning-rod words that tend to send people scampering off to their...
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Jan 31, 20224 min read
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What I’ve Been Up To Lately: Wrestling with Reality
I hope everyone is enjoying the season of gratitude & light, despite the challenges all around us. This post is a break from the usual...
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Dec 9, 20212 min read
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Don’t Box Us In
Overheard at the doctor’s office recently: “Do you identify as Caucasian or non-Caucasian?” A secretary was screening a patient over the...
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Jun 14, 20215 min read
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The Gun Problem and a Silver <strike>Bullet</strike> Remedy
I never shoot the breeze anymore, even in the middle of a casual conversation. You won’t see me sweating bullets under any circumstances....
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Apr 23, 20216 min read
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What a Difference a Year Makes
So, how has your life been after a year of pandemic standstill? While our family is managing okay and feeling fortunate in the grand...
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Mar 21, 20217 min read
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Becoming People with Expanded Consciousness
The experience I describe in Awaken Your Sleeping Genie led me to know that the power of intention is real. And as stories like mine...
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Dec 29, 20202 min read
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Awaken Your Sleeping Genie
I’ve always had a nagging sense that we humans hold far more power than we realize—yet we keep it out of reach, always just around the...
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Dec 11, 20206 min read
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Becoming Better—Literally—Using the Power of Our Minds
Every time the nurses or doctors came into my daughter’s hospital room, they shuffled through her chart, puzzled. “Did they forget to...
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Nov 14, 20205 min read
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Designing a Better Map to Guide Us
Every now and then my petulant 14-year-old daughter will extract herself from the latest viral TikTok video and declare her thoughts...
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Oct 15, 20204 min read
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Becoming People Who Breathe Cleaner Air
Never again will I take fresh, breathable air for granted. The relentless fires along America’s West Coast serve as another reminder of...
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Sep 21, 20202 min read
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Becoming People Who Promote Peace
Last week’s post referred to a discussion from my college days about the plausibility of world peace. While utopian ideals might seem...
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Jul 20, 20202 min read
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Embrace the Unknown
“Do you think it’s possible that humans will ever evolve beyond war?” I asked, casually sprawled on the dorm lobby sofa. Mike’s response...
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Jul 10, 20204 min read
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How We Save Us: A Sweet New Symbol
The coronavirus crisis is taking our upside-down world and simultaneously shaking it up while forcing us into a collective “time out.”...
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Apr 18, 20206 min read
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Shocking the National Heartbeat
I remember the first time I heard it — or saw it rather. It was during the Gulf War in 1991 and SCUD missiles were being launched into...
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Mar 20, 20205 min read
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The Seeds of My Sexism
A vicious catch-22 frustrates the hell out of me, particularly as a mother of daughters: we need more leaders who are women and people of...
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Feb 21, 20205 min read
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What’s the Scoop with Schools These Days?
Raise your hand if you think the main purpose of school is to get a good job. Okay, now raise your hand if you think the main purpose of...
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Jan 26, 20205 min read
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Three Bold and Optimistic Predictions for the 2020s
The closing out of a decade always prompts “best of” and “worst of” listicles— as well as plenty of crystal gazing about what’s to come....
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Dec 27, 20196 min read
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The <em>How</em> for Becoming Better People
We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For There’s a hack out there that says “Believe it to become it”: if you act as though you already are...
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Sep 18, 20193 min read
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