This morning I sat outside on my sunny porch to work. When I opened my laptop and checked email, the first note I read was from a good friend who lives in Myanmar. She shared that a mutual friend is visiting and working with human trafficking sex survivors – young girls who don’t even wear […]
Archive | being human
#RPCL Log Date May 27, 2017: #BeingHuman #ChooseTrust
Blind faith is not always healthy. It implies we aren’t even making a choice, it’s just what we’ve learned. No questions asked. We can CHOOSE to believe that there is more than what we’ve always believed, by trusting sources that have been established and verified for a long time, based on ethics not religion or […]
#RPCL Log Date May 26, 2017: #BeingHuman #ValuesWar #BeingRight
When we declare war on left and right politics, we are declaring war over values. In the end, it’s a zero sum game. Our values are not that different, but the spin has turned them into black and white polar opposites. So the end result is a war over being right. I picture the winner […]
#RPCL Log Date May 25, 2017: #BeingHuman #RightSizeExpectations #MoreIsNotBetter
For a while I’ve been on a kick to downsize my life. But in essence I’m right sizing my expectations. I used to believe that I NEEDED the three bathroom house since I grew up with one bathroom and two siblings. And now that I have it, I have had to stop myself from wanting […]
#RPCL Log Date May 24, 2017: #BeingHuman #ChooseCreativity #WhenFearSuppressesCreativity
Fear is a monster. It’s the one thing we human beings try to conquer our entire lives. We teach our children to be afraid of strangers, and to be courageous in pursuing their dreams. We fight our inner voices to go after bigger and better lives for ourselves and our family. And fear gets in the way […]
#RPCL Log Date May 23, 2017: #BeingHuman #EntitlementVersusEmpathy
Sometimes I think we have gotten so far away from shared values that we have started to create our own version of North versus South, Red versus Blue, East versus West and we cannot seem to find common ground. It’s in there. We just need to let go of divisive language and find ways to […]
#RPCL Log Date May 22, 2017: #BeingHuman #HardEarnedIdentity
There is something that rings true to the idea of connecting back to simple values of working with our hands, and embracing a hard earned work ethic. We fervently hold on to our roots and relish a culture of yore, fearful of what might be in the unknown future. And it’s true in some ways that progress is […]
#RPCL Log Date May 20, 2017: #BeingHuman #SavorEveryMinute
Nothing makes life more real than being close to death. My friend is dying. And she has her death so well planned that I am now a part of the circle of caregivers for her in-home hospice care. Her life could last another 4 weeks or another 10 weeks. The certainty of death makes life even more valuable. […]
#RPCL Log Date May 18, 2017: #BeingHuman #ResetExpectations
Step away from your present fear. What do you feel when you choose to ignore the stress and thrum in your body? Are you in the amazing race to beat your middle class conditions? Do you want more than minimum wage? Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Take a deep breath. Compare your day to […]
#RPCL Log Date May 17, 2017: #BeingHuman #CurrencyofSpeed
Sometimes I flip flop between the belief that we live in a passion economy and a speed economy. Another way to think about passion economy is impact. Are we making a great enough difference? Speed economy is about growth and bottom line. Are we working fast enough to exceed market expectations? Your mission, if you choose […]
