I’m not big on New Year’s resolution. If it is something so important and valuable to you to do, why wait for a new year?
Category: insights
In the Garden of Historical Context: Thomas Jefferson, Santa Claus and Diddy
It’s not that complex or nuanced. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal,” but he owned slaves. The man
It Happened This Week: Giddy with Relief
Thank you. My brother’s kidney transplant was last week with a live donor was successful. The donor was a stranger. Words can’t begin to express
A Word Please: The Sorority, The Debate and The Crime
You can imagine my alarm when a friend said in a group “we were robbed.” As she told the story that started, “…we got home
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces: Phillis in Boston, The Real James Bond was Dominican and A Beautiful Resistance
I was born in 1958, the same year China Achebe, a Nigerian novelist wrote “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify
Lost Your Mind? Well-Being, Health & Illness
Get exercise, try yoga or meditation and think of all the good things you have. Would you say that to someone visibly bleeding from their
