With polarizing debates about how to reach rural America, I wonder where to begin. What’s one baby step toward unifying sides? Reading and following different perspectives in social media, one thing stands out – words matter. Name calling matters. Qualifying phrases that create a common enemy are dividing us more. We need to start with language. One positive word can […]
Tag Archives | being human
#RPCL Log Date February 5, 2017: #BeingHuman #TakeYourEmotionsHostage
At some point, enough is enough. We either become so desensitized to chaos and consider chaos normal, or we lose our mind. But this constant attack on our sense of peace cannot be healthy. We all need to find ways to process and heal. I find I can sort of adapt to a pattern of chaos […]
#RPCL Log Date February 1, 2017: #BeingHuman #ModernHuman
What does it mean to be a modern human today? How do we keep up with fast paced progress while maintaing our sanity? With chaotic messaging and low trust, we need some help navigating our lives. It’s hard enough to integrate identity and human truths in the world with social media information overload. From our recent election, there is […]
#RPCL Log Date January 31, 2017: #BeingHuman #EQ #MeanCaseofRedsandBlues
Bill Maher recently said this on a viral Youtube video that was shared on FB: liberals want an apology for E V E R Y T H I N G and conservatives will apologize for N O T H I N G. Feels true. In which case, we have the mean case of the blues and we […]
#RPCL Log Date January 30, 2017: #BeingHuman #Burnout
Are you over-activating your activism? Are you so fired up that you have jumped into information overload and come out the other end with a to-do list miles long? Are you feeling sluggish, out of shape, and in need of a more gradual workout of activism? If you are on FB answering everyone’s anti- or pro-comments […]
#RPCL Log Date January 29, 2017: #BeingHuman #OverComplicateFirst #Wheatonslaw
Tonight while preparing for a presentation, I was reading about the simple narrative that won this recent election, and it had me thinking about our culture of slogans. We are bombarded with news and policy and economics that create swirl for many of us, and then we get lost in the sea of information. So if you say you can […]
#RPCL Log Date January 28, 2017: #BeingHuman #Fearfactor
I remember listening to NPR a while back about why some people can handle horror films (benign masochism or escapism) and others cannot. I’m not someone who is good with scary movies, and yet I’m pretty good at handling unpredictable risk in my life. But the fear factor we’re hearing every day is not sustainable. Now that the […]
#RPCL Log Date January 27, 2017: #BeingHuman #BuildBridgesNotWalls
At Covert Leadership, we started a campaign on reunification in the U.S. to tear down walls between people we see everyday. And yet Tuesday’s news headline stated this new administration has plans to build a wall on the southern border. We understand the need to quell the influx of people, but a wall? Your mission, if you choose to accept it: […]
#RPCL Log Date January 26, 2017: #BeingHuman #DailyRitual
Ever have the case of the blahs? Like, every morning after reading or listening to the news? It’s happening to me. Here’s what I did about it this morning. From the very top of my lungs, almost like a primal scream, I sung in the shower. I chose a song that would amp me up for […]
#RPCL Log Date January 25, 2017: #BeingHuman #GrabYourPower #BeBatman
Earlier I reference how important it is to know your strengths and weaknesses. Be prepared to own your identity. Be okay with who you are. Harness your superpower. Without an awareness of how human you are, and a personal acceptance that it’s okay to be imperfect, it’s easy to hide behind a mask and start to believe in your […]
