This week is Thanksgiving, our national celebration of gratitude. Now, there are many things going on right now that seems like they aren’t things we should be grateful for. We may be heading towards war in Venezuela, the peace treaty may be breaking down in Gaza, and our President has given Ukraine an ultimatum to … More Motivational Music Monday: Thanksgiving Edition
There are many days and weeks devoted to preventing bullying, and today is one of them. But it’s a very important issue, especially to children, so it’s appropriate to have multiple days focusing on eradicating this behavior. When I was thinking about an appropriate song to prevent bullying, I thought that the opposite of bullying … More Motivational Music Monday: Bully Prevention/ICE Comes to Raleigh Edition
About 2 weeks ago, my son and I went to early voting to cast our votes for the only race for which we are eligible to vote–the Cary Town Council At-Large open position. It took me about one and a half hours to cast my vote in Early Voting. But in my opinion, it was … More Why Vote in This Election? Here’s Why I Spent One and a Half Hours to Vote for a Single Candidate (and Why You Should Go Vote Today, i.e., Election Day)
Since President Trump’s second term, I have participated in all the national protests organized by 50501 and partners, as well as at least two pop-up protests sponsored by Cary Indivisible, our local organization. But the No Kings rally on October 18 was the biggest and the best of them all. This protest was derided by … More The No Kings Protests Were Great. Now What?
Today is National Positive Thinking Day. But after the week we’ve had, it’s kind of hard to get into that groove. As I was meditating on this, I realized that I don’t recognize the USA I’m living in right now. It is not the like country I grew up in and that I loved. I … More I Want the USA to Feel Like Home Again
This weekend I went to a wonderful and much needed spiritual retreat. My life is good, really good. But between my teaching and support of my spiritual center and my support of my family and my political activism in support of my country and my democracy, I was worn out. I needed a recharge. So … More Motivational Music Monday: Retreat Edition
Last week was a more peaceful week personally, because everyone was snowed in for three days, but continued to be upsetting nationally, particularly around the issues of the Ukraine and all the firings among the upper military officers and replacements with people who appear to be much less qualified except for their fealty to President … More Motivational Music Monday: We Can Try
At the end of the first week of President Trump’s 2025 term, so many of my friends have said things to me like “I’m so sad (or worried or depressed” or “I can’t believe he has done so many terrible things already” or “I just feel awful all the time” or “I can’t watch/read/hear about … More Are you upset about the news lately? It’s time to Shock and Activate
Recently I wrote a post about my concerns about the current election process and how I found inspiration to counter my fears and doubts with hope (click here to read that post). One of my long-time readers and faithful commenters left a great comment that made me think about things a little deeper, and so … More An Educator’s Personal Perspective on the Big Divide
There isn’t much about this current election, at least to me, that inspires hope. I’ve always been someone who considered Voting Day to be a celebration, knowing that voting is a gift and a privilege that is denied to so many people around the world. I vote in every election, even the primaries and the … More Inspiration About Hope from Three Heroes and Three Neighbors I Don’t Know
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