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A Familiar Feeling
It goes bone deep. The ache. The all-too familiar whole body response to times of extreme or prolonged stress. You, too, may know the feeling. The muscle tension that rises in your traps, neck, between your shoulder blades. The ache in your lower back, the stomach pain, headache, dry eyes, malaise, and sometimes even chills.[…]
Activate the Power of Organization
This week, women everywhere felt simultaneously angered and leveled by the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the highest court in the land. Women are angry. Women feel worthless. Women are devastated. Women want to light it all up. The past week, I have had a very visceral reaction to the hearings and the news of[…]
How to Stay Engaged When the Work Becomes Overwhelming
Activists are working overtime. The common person is becoming an activist. In these times, when tides are changing and many are feeling the onslaught of consistent attacks on human rights, it is easy to become overwhelmed. This is energizing work for many. But it is also demoralizing, hard heart work at the same time. We[…]
Forty Lessons for Forty Years
I turn forty this week. As I have been reflecting on those 40 years, I realize I have learned quite a number of key lessons. Each of these lessons is based off a key memory, event or accomplishment. Year 1: I can stand on my own two feet. Year 2: Some days you will run[…]