POWER OF A NAME
Around the age of 2-3, we start to know ourselves as someone with an identity where we look in the mirror and say, “That’s me!” I am somebody with a name. Our name becomes part of who we are, what we are called by our parents, our brothers and sisters and then by everyone whom
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GETTING BACK ON TRACK
Four years ago I wrote a post “Getting Back On Track” and I have used it frequently enough to warrant a slight revision that I offer here for your consideration. Everyone I know has had some kind of event that has thrown us off track, hopefully temporarily. It’s not easy to resume, like pushing the
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UNDERSTANDING RACISM
There are many covert as well overt practices that contribute to racism today in the United States. There are some white people who seem not to be able, or willing, to acknowledge the bias of white privilege. It may be easier for them to blame others rather than accept any responsibility for many of the
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LOVE IS
Those of us limited to the English language have this word, love, which gets used for loving everything from ourselves to another person, to our families, to our dogs and cats and horses, to our cars and other material things, to the essence of nature itself. And then there’s the religious dimension expressed in various
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A PERSONAL NOTE
She walks through the room where I am working and says, “I just wrote a piece about you.” I got sidetracked and told her a story about hearing the pseudonyms of David Dennison and Peggy Peterson for Donald Trump and an alleged paternity case. As a young kid my parents shared cartoon characters named Denny
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POLITICS OF CHANGE
From the Consulting page on my web site, this: “There are two kinds of change, planned and unplanned. While the former is more desirable, it’s not always possible. When planned change can be anticipated there are specific steps to ensure that the most effective and successful change is implemented. When change that is precipitated by
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ROAD TRIP – SUMMARY
Summarizing 5 weeks and 4,200 miles without too many details and yet enough to perhaps be interesting or tempting to other campers, travelers, and road trippers is a challenging self-assignment. A log of departures, destinations, and mileage appears at the bottom of this piece. The original trip was intended to be 6 weeks and include
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NOT SO FAST
There are many conversations going on at every level about going back to school. So much is uncertain, insecure, unknown that it’s hard to make a wise and sound decision. No one wants to start it up only to have to shut it down later although there seem to be those who are willing to
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ON THE ROAD – SANTA FE
Santa Fe and Abiquiu was home for us from 1996-2018 and then we returned for another year after a 2 year sojourn in northern California. On this 6 week, 5,000+ mile road trip we were back in CA and now we have been in NM for the past 6 days. Record heat is pushing us
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