“I hate school,” says my 7-year-old almost every single day. “Oh really?” I ask with curiosity. “What do you hate about it? Tell me more,” I encourage even as I am continuing to make her food for lunch and pack her things to send her to the very place that she has just told meContinueContinue reading “Who Wants to Work For a World That’s Not Working With Us?”
Category Archives: Culture
Knowing the Ripe Time Versus the Right Time
How many times in your life have you tried to accomplish some goal and not have it work out despite feeling like you had all of the right ingredients for success? You rack your brain trying to make sense out of what is going wrong and come away feeling like, since you’re the common denominator,ContinueContinue reading “Knowing the Ripe Time Versus the Right Time”
The Coin Does Not Have Two Sides
Recently, I had a very affirming experience. I wrote a very in depth description of my understanding of how polarities function in every human system using personal anecdotes and substantiating it with my understandings from my religion and philosophies that I have been exposed to. In all honesty, it was one of my most vulnerableContinueContinue reading “The Coin Does Not Have Two Sides”
Artists Turn Chaos Into Culture
When I was six years old my mom asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told her I wanted paint, a canvas, and an easel because I wanted to be an artist. Her response was that artists don’t make money. Instead she bought me a typewriter and told me I was going toContinueContinue reading “Artists Turn Chaos Into Culture”
How to Lose Like A Winner
One of the most impactful experiences in my life was being punched severely after a basketball game by one of my own teammates who blamed me for our loss. Now mind you that this was not a high stakes game. There was no money on the table. We were not in the final game ofContinueContinue reading “How to Lose Like A Winner”
