There is so much being written about the COVID-19 virus, variants and vaccines these days. Sometimes the information is frightening and sometimes it is confusing. McKinsey and Company recently published a podcast interview between Diane Brady and two experts, Dr. Lieven Van der Veken and Tania Zulu Holt. In this interview is a lot of information […]
Exploring Moral Imperatives for Our Times
It’s February, it’s dreary and cold and the days can seem very long. Add to that the continuing pandemic and the world seems to have been turned upside down. Maybe it’s time to do some deep thinking to try to gain focus and clarity and take our minds off all the insanity rather focus our […]
The Differences between Nationalism and Patriotism
Like many of you, I found myself on a major roller coaster ride of thoughts and emotions over these last two weeks where there was so much going on politically in our country that seemed to be tearing us apart. Chaos seemed to rule. There have been many news stories and commentaries, some attempting to […]
Inauguration Day Reflections
I typically do not post about politics or political events but there are so many challenges and issues related to our leadership and our country that has affected so many aspects of our society. Also, I reflect on the collective trauma has been heightened by some of the events that we have experienced in recent […]
A Week of Controversies in America
As we enter this week, we reflect on the Martin Luther King Day holiday. It is a day of celebrating civil rights and some of the advances we have made in our history. I have had the experience of traveling to Memphis, Tennessee several years ago and the city was still in racial recovery from […]
Law Enforcement and Trauma
As a country we witnessed a siege on our nation’s Capitol Complex on January 6th. We watched the breach of our Congressional facilities and the literal looting of our citadel of democracy. What to me was extremely difficult to watch was how the District of Columbia and Capitol Police were treated by the demonstrators. Over […]
A Sad Day in American History
Most of us are still reeling from the media portrayals of what happened this week in Washington, D.C. It is hard to imagine that it could ever be possible for this to occur in our country. It is significant evidence of the division in our country that has become so toxic. We have no way […]
What We Need in a Secretary of Education
The world of education has changed substantially due to the COVID-19 virus. Our schools have encountered some of the most significant challenges we have ever faced. Students are struggling with their grades, their mental health and other ill effects of this long period of isolation. We need to be very intentional about our next steps […]
Helping Kids Navigate Today’s Political Climate
Most of us who are striving to survive the pandemic. We are navigating through the many struggles we face as a country with regard to racial injustice. We each have also had our own personal journey through the emotionally intense political battles that have dominated the media. In the meantime, our children are witnessing our […]
“Let’s Go to Lunch” – Finding Common Ground in a Deeply Divided Nation
The national rhetoric leading up to this election has been more than dissonant. We have realized that our nation has been deeply divided. Now that we have election outcomes, we are experiencing a strange sense of that divide where many individuals are struggling to know what to do and what to feel. I have been […]
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