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Monthly Archives: February 2025
Three Superpowers
In a recent reflection, I named three human superpowers that I’d like to revisit. The first superpower is curiosity. Most of us began to develop this superpower when we were 4 or 5 years old with the incessant questions we … Continue reading
The Difference Between Being Invited and Belonging
As I reflect on inclusion, I have been thinking not just about inviting someone in but aboutensuring they truly feel like they belong once they are there. Inclusion is more than an invitation; it’s a sense of belonging. It’s one … Continue reading
Empathy: Who Do We Include?
Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge . . . is empathy, for it requires us to spend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires … Continue reading
A New Colossus
Oppos’d the great Copper Lady of old,Who loved the tired, the poor, the huddled mass,Who welcom’d from afar numbers untold,A new colossus stands, its meaning crass.A new colossus, monument to hate,Its edifice imposing, a great wallAgainst influx stands. Be gone, … Continue reading
My Lego Village
I’m an AFOL (adult fan of lego). I love those little plastic bricks. The tactile feeling of clicking them together, seeing beyond the shape a single brick and how it could fit with others to create a brand new shape. … Continue reading
Inclusion: A Daily Practice
Inclusion is championed by great movements, initiatives, groups, and legislation. These effortsremind us of the power of collective action and the progress we can achieve together. Yet,sometimes, these movements can feel distant or abstract, leaving us disconnected from theimmediacy of … Continue reading
The Case for Y’all
I started so many reflections on the topic of inclusion. It’s such a wide topic and there were so many different directions that I could go, I just couldn’t seem to finish a complete piece. I would start strong, but … Continue reading