There is a lot of tension in the air as we try to assess what really matters in society. Is it arts or bridges? Education or defense? Healthcare or nativism? We know deep down that we are flawed, and yet many of us wear so many masks, we lose awareness of our own fallibility. At […]
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Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
#RPCL Log Date March 14, 2017: #BeingHuman #SurroundYourselfWithOptimism
So after my negative declaration yesterday…well, even before my negative declaration yesterday, I’ve been living this mantra of being positive. And hanging around optimism – hanging on the capital O of Optimism. I’m trying to be THAT person who is seeing the light. And in some ways it’s working. Not always. I clearly have my […]
#RPCL Log Date March 13, 2017: #BeingHuman #ShoutOutYourFlaws
Human beings hide from shame. So we’re not perfect, and our parents are not perfect. So what? Today I told my husband, out of anger, “So you want to pick a fight? Eff Off”. Um, that was IN FRONT of my kids before they headed out the door to school and my husband and I […]
#RPCL Log Date March 12, 2017: #BeingHuman #BeingVulnerableIsBeingPowerful
I’ve been watching how people are fearful of failing within my world of humans. So much so, there is this over-confidence, and hyper driven desire to be SELF RELIANT. Guess what, we are social animals. So rely more on your network. And your community can soon realize how to lean on you, too. Your mission, if you choose to […]
#RPCL Log Date March 7, 2017: #BeingHuman #SafetyInNumbers
There is safety in numbers when we go against the status quo. But only if we organize ourselves. It does no good to create a grapevine about what we don’t like, unless we are willing to unify our voices and stand up for what we want to see change. Your mission if you choose to […]
#RPCL Log Date February 16, 2017: #BeingHuman #BeHopeful
Hope is probably the single most important component to becoming an agent of change. Without hope, there is only despair. Hope shines a light on a new path away from the dark corner. So what are you doing to create and believe in a hopeful future? Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Time […]
#RPCL Log Date February 14, 2017: #BeingHuman #LovePersisted
It’s the day of commercial love. Time to buy flowers, chocolates, valentines, chewy cinnamon hearts or hard to chew spongey hearts with messages. Clearly I’m not a fan of the latter. My thought – just give me the damn chocolate and tell me you love me! Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Tell […]
#RPCL Log Date February 12, 2017: #BeingHuman #BlameGame
Attacks come in sweeping generalizations. That’s what I’ve noticed from this current administration. I wonder if this is the product of how media and campaign culture has conditioned us? I’m finding most folks are better at attacking the other side to justify their beliefs. For instance, if someone posts about a politician lying, a defender would show a picture of the […]
#RPCL Log Date February 11, 2017: #BeingHuman #ShoutOut
When we are young, we adore our parents. Then one day, we get embarrassed by the sight of them. Why is that? Ever wonder how you even felt so ashamed being in your own skin as a teenager, and now you laugh at the fact that you can’t even remember what was so shameful? So […]
#RPCL Log Date February 6, 2017: #BeingHuman #Extremes
Are you a person of extremes? Right now I’m confused by the opposing extremes, competing messages and uncanny ability to co-exist because of the common enemy – the left. And so I’ve been thinking about the swampy middles and how we find ways to come together. Those who are centrist right and centrist left. There is a […]
