Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
We also need to think about “this.”
My brother recently recommended a writing course through Coursera to me via email. It’s similar to the platform I began taking writing classes through, called Ed2Go. Both platforms offer a wide variety of virtual courses at a very affordable price.…
I’m currently listening to the thought-provoking book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. As a white woman, ‘of a certain age,’ I grew up believing that being ‘color blind’ was the equivalent of being antiracist. This, to…
To say there has been a lot of controversy, conflict and unrest over the past week would be the understatement of the year. The violence that has erupted across the country is, unfortunately, not a new occurrence. Unwarranted brutality and…
The climate in the U.S. is in such an unbelievable state of turmoil, hatred and discord. Racial tensions are higher than ever, and I remember watching riots in the ’60s on the news. I didn’t think it could get worse…
Today, the earth shifted off of its axis. It’s been coming for a long time, we’ve seen it happening – but we still wonder how things ended up this way. It’s easy to blame it on the outcome of the…
Like many people in the U.S., I’m caught up in the aftermath of the 2016 election results. Normally, I write about my observations about life from an every day, non-controversial point of view. This is the first time in almost six…
No matter what your political affiliation is – no one can deny that the 2016 presidential election will go down in history for many reasons. Hopefully one of them will be a re-awaking of ownership in our future among the…
I had a most humbling and emotional lesson in gratitude a few days ago. The past few weeks I’ve been impatient and feeling frustrated and discouraged about some of the things that are happening (or not happening) in my life.…
There are no three bigger words in our vocabulary outside of truth, knowledge, and happiness. Each word taunts us, each word beguiles us, each word makes us hope we can figure out why we’re here on earth and what we…
I think we all need something to believe in, no matter what our ‘religion’ is. An excerpt from my journal… Dear God, My heavenly Father, my Creator and my Redeemer. Look out for me and guide me. I am stubborn…