Today, America faces a painful contradiction:

Honoring Dr. King while seeing the former occupant of the White House return to power.

I wrote about how I'm spending the day building community and how we can follow King's blueprint over the next four years. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/o...

TikTok went dark and came back in less than 24hrs. I want you to ask yourself why. And when you get an answer to that ‘why’, ask yourself to what end? And then after that, ask yourself “who benefits”. Keep interrogating.

“…the one thing that I and my main characters never do when contemplating the future is give up hope. In fact, the very act of trying to look ahead and discern possibilities and offer warning is in itself an act of hope.” Octavia E. Butler

When Octavia E. Butler was asked if she believed that we were gonna have the kind of trouble she wrote about, she said “I didn’t make up the problems…All I did was look around at the problems were neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.”

I used to think that creativity wasn’t for me. Like it was only reserved for people w/special talents. I’ve come to realize that it is more than that. I created a space for people like me who think/thought the same and I’d love for you to join me in this exploration.

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I am designing an online experience (because course feels really stuff) as part of my graduate capstone project and I am so incredibly nervous. So many “what ifs” are swirling in my head, especially because I am inviting others to join me in this experience.

Where are the people who never consider themselves as creative because they don’t paint, sing, dance or engage in other traditional forms of creative expression?

Today is the second to last class of the semester. This is my 2nd full year of teaching in higher ed and it’s been such a journey. I am learning alongside my students. What a joy.

Ever since I started thinking actively about care as a guiding principle in my life, I’ve begun to notice both its presence and absence, everywhere.

“..When our public values and priorities reflect the role that care actually plays in our lives, our world will be organized quite differently.” - Joan Tronto

One part of my long Covid battle is exercising. I have to keep my heart rate under a certain number otherwise I pay for it for a few days after.

It’s almost the two year anniversary of my COVID infection. The way how Long COVID has changed my life is not even funny. One mild infection has led to so much health issues and anxiety. And my LC is not nearly as bad as others.

Without realizing it, it is care that has inadvertently shaped the choices I’ve made, the work I pursue, and the ways in which I imagine change.

Writing the proposal for my capstone project and I am so happy by how deeply personal it is. I’m truly grateful to be part of a graduate program that allows me to show up as my true self. What a blessing.

It being dark at 4:30pm really doesn’t sit well with me.

The times are calling me to read and write. Far and wide. Across disciplines. I am not sure if I am fully prepared but I’m doing both anyway.

What is the purpose of research? I've been asking myself that question because for a long time I struggled to call myself a researcher.

Current read because the times call for it. Undrowned is such a gift to us.

Hi, I'm new here. My current work focuses on leadership inspired by the wisdom of nature and challenging systems of domination and oppression. I'm also interested in and would love to connect with people who are into non-artistic forms of creativity like community building, storytelling, etc.