Who We Can Be

Persist

As I began reading Elizabeth Warren’s new book Persist, I realized that what she articulates is Who We Can Be. From that perspective, I share with you Warren’s words and invite you to imagine Who We Can Be. “I am confident that most of those who got in the fight in 2020…

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Support the Power of Educating Girls

One of the best tools we have to limit global heating is to educate girls and young women!  “CLIMATE IS EVERYTHING.” That’s the theme in the April 26 – May 3, 2021 issue of TIME. One of the most hopeful articles in this issue is an interview with a young…

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The Healing Power of Connection

“Create for your child, for yourself, for your family, for your organization, for your community, for this country, and for this world if you possibly can, a connected life.” Those are the words of Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John Ratey, M.D. in their new book ADHD 2.0. As an…

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Generous

Did you know? 4 billion people (primarily women) on this planet cook their meals over open fires. Smoke from these open fires is the equivalent of smoking 400 cigarettes per hour (that’s three packs a day). Smoke from these open fires is the number one killer of children under the age of 5. 4 million people…

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Courage

I'm am less afraid of losing my job than of losing our democracy! That was the perspective of Jaime Herrera Beutler, Republican representative from Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, when she voted to impeach the former president. Though I disagree with Representative Beutler on most issues, I want to acknowledge…

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Who We Can Be

Today, January 20, 2021 marks the first day of the new administration of President Joseph Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. Today also marks the launch of my new 4-year project, Who We Can Be. As I mentioned last month in the final post of My 1000 Small Steps, this title was…

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