CONSIDERED CONTRADICTORY TO EXCELLENCE
Black excellence exists without proximity to whiteness. This is a truth many Americans have difficulty grasping. Because of the way our society is set up, there tends to be a false cause and effect relationship applied to Black excellence and white presence. There is...
The Challenge of Curiosity & Kindness
I am naturally curious. Learning new things about people and the world energizes my mind. I also do my best to be intentionally kind. Historically, leading with kindness has been the best way for me to maintain my spiritual well-being. Over the past few years, I’ve...
BEYOND TOLERABLY USEFUL WORK
As we navigate this final quarter of 2020, I’ve been considering how our state of being impacts our work satisfaction. Most of us have shifted how we work this year. For some of us, the process of shifting exposed some underlying mismatches between how we have...
EQUIPPED FOR A CHALLENGE
One the most challenging parts of my recovery from an adult life of pathological altruism is successfully releasing the struggle narrative. As a black woman who is the child of immigrants to the USA, there is a lingering subconscious belief my cultural heritage...
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
Life is too short to be miserable by choice. That may seem obvious. However, I know far too many people who choose that option by default. I was one of them for a long time. I felt like misery was being foisted upon me without consent or recourse. In reality, I didn’t...
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