With so many differing voices, opinions, suggestions and questions dominating our daily social discourse – it is no wonder we see more and more people voicing their fatigue about being confused on social media. From the validity of wearing...
By now I’m sure most of you have seen the spontaneous duet which took place last week at Portland State University. Madisen Hallberg decided to celebrate her virtual graduation by singing the national anthem. As she began to video her heartfelt...
Someone comments “Obama was the most divisive President ever” . . . or “Trump is the worst President in my lifetime” . . . and the fire ignites with passion and spreads fury throughout the Facebook feed. It’s a daily occurrence we ALL have...
Some choose to inspire – others to conspire Some choose to listen – others choose to lecture Some choose to link arm and arm – others choose to strong arm Some choose to include – others choose to ostracize Some choose to...
Because of the color of my skin and the socio-economic middle class status of my parents – I was born privileged. I don’t get followed by suspicious clerks when I shop in a department store. No one calls the cops when I ask them to please keep their...
(Reprint from a personal post previously published on Facebook) For many reasons which are too long to enumerate, I am not a fan of Mr. Trump. And the truth is, I wouldn’t be a fan of any man or woman who had his personality traits: his...
Most of us are familiar with the phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Simply translated, from a sprawling landscape vista to the person standing in front of us, the definition of what is beautiful is and always has been, is completely up...
Today, as a mother of two grown children, I have only one thing on my mind and weighing heavy on my heart. As we celebrate our own mom’s and the joy of becoming a mother, I can only think about Wanda Cooper, the grieving mother of Ahmaud Arbery...
This week’s Zen Den is dedicated to you. By now, all of us have heard “we are all in this together, while we are NOT in the same boat, we are experiencing the same storm.” I want to see the pandemic through your eyes as seen from your corner of the...
As you pull your mask over your ears with freshly washed hands, cautiously reach for the last six-pack of paper towels on the shelf while making sure no one is within six feet of you, do you ever stop and wonder what life will look like post...