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Sweet Honey Iced Tea, Walking After Midnight
A couple days ago I shared on Instagram that I attended the first Happiness Workshop presented in Seoul! What I didn’t tell you is that it took me 3 days to recover from that experience. When I saw the message pop up on my Facebook feed the night before the event, I had no idea what I was about to get myself into. I had never heard of We Work and their monthly seminars before, but the marketing vibe was good, and I was totally lured in by the hands-on component of the workshop. I decided, why not? And off I went. Well I thought the best thing was to…
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Action is Required: Part 2
There is a lot of controversy about what “Defund the Police” means. To the point where I thought about taking down the last post. Because the way I wrote that, if I am being completely honest with myself, it was polarizing. It assumes all police officers and their departments are to blame for the current problems we are facing. When we champion only one idea as a simple chant, we ignore the complexity of our humanity. We lash out at everyone when we wage what we think is a righteous war. And isn’t every cause we are each fighting righteous to us? The problem with any justified rage is the…
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Action is Required
Hasan Minhaj released this special on why this is an issue we cannot ignore. It is not just a rant it is a call to action. Specific actions we need to focus on. Actions that all Americans can get behind. If you are not willing to address the following, you are part of the problem. Even if you were part of the problem before what matters now is that it is time to be a part of the solution. 1. Policy Immunity The problem is when a crime is committed by police officers they are treated differently than the average citizen. This doesn’t reflect our American values. No one is…
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Is there a right way to protest?
The influence of protests has been a life long interest of mine. I often found Martin Luther King Jr. inspiring because he understood the way violent protests would be perceived. He understood human beings in ways that we have either forgotten or refuse to acknowledge. To me the most important thing he did was teach protesters what to expect, how to have courage in the face of overwhelming odds, and how to command presence through peace. That is over simplifying it, because he knew that not everyone was motivated by the same reasons. Which is why he continuously reminded and refocused people who participated and supported his movement. Sometimes when…
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How we use words matters
How we use words matters. They can empower of us if we embrace them and make them our own. Cartoon by @ChristophWeyant
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All Lives Matter
I took a break and came back online to an unexpected horror show. I cannot even bear to watch the video. Too much force was used and help isn’t coming. The man is dying an unnecessary death. I don’t need to see that to know that it was wrong. It makes me feel sick. When the Black Lives Matter and the Blue Lives movement started, didn’t we say the reason for the outrage was a fluke? How many more time does this need to happen before we realize it is an issue we NEED to address NOW. Here is why the move used on Floyd isn’t recommended. It can kill…
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Do We Really Have 200+ More “Friends”?
Can we really have more than 200 friends? Are we really missing out if we don’t have a large social media following? Looking at Dunbar’s number for answers reveals that for most people our primary connections are ones we have a historically relevant relationship with. For most of us that happens within the realm of 100-250. You don’t have to see them regularly for it to be meaningful. Dunbar goes on to suggest that these are people who you at least try to make an effort to connect with at least once a year. Historically these could be people on your holiday card list as in the case of Victorian…
