A new view on respect
There’s a group of us who have been meeting regularly to educate ourselves on racism and support another in our efforts to eliminate...
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
Listening as Medicine
As we grapple with the challenges of our daily lives, it’s easy to forget we have potent tools at our fingertips — and listening is one...
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Dec 9, 20202 min read
Listening as an Act of Courage
I’m part of a group dedicated to educating ourselves on racism and supporting one another in taking action. In each session, we deepen...
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Dec 3, 20205 min read
How do we get better at listening?
Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was only half listening? Or have you caught yourself impatiently waiting for the other...
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Nov 19, 20202 min read
What does inclusion look like?
Have you ever been on the fringes? Have you experienced being on the outside looking in? What does it mean to be welcomed into a group?...
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Nov 11, 20204 min read
Now the Real Work Begins: Learning Together
This country has been divided for so long that we need to re-learn how to work together. Our labels (right, left, black, white) have...
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Oct 29, 20203 min read
How do we respond to turmoil?
With a divisive election year, a nation polarized and public discourse that has disintegrated into contention, we are definitely facing...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
What does it mean to make space?
I recently participated in a Zoom workshop on consultation offered to an association of facilitators. The workshop was a familiar setup —...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
How to listen when you don’t agree
What do you do when someone voices an opinion that opposes your own? It’s so easy to argue. We see daily examples of this in the news....
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Jul 2, 20202 min read
Overcoming Defensiveness
With all the crises happening in the world, it may seem strange to talk about overcoming defensiveness, but bear with me. I watched Robin...
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Jun 11, 20202 min read
What Pine Cones Taught Me About Racism
Now that I’ve cleaned up the blackberries in our yard enough to hire a contractor, I’ve started weeding the front bank. It’s the worst...
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May 29, 20202 min read
Tackling the Impossible: Racism
I recently watched “Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story.” It was so helpful! In this 6-minute video Robin DiAngelo explains that...
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May 21, 20203 min read
We Are More Powerful than We Think
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all that’s happening in the world? I know I do. I recently had a shift in perspective that was very...
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May 12, 20202 min read
How do we rethink “more”?
We humans are always striving for more. And we’re really successful at it. But now we need to be conscious about how we direct this...
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May 6, 20204 min read
How to Tackle an Impossible Task
During the coronavirus pandemic, we’re staying home to save lives. Hard as this is, what comes next is even more daunting—rebuilding...
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Apr 29, 20203 min read
How to Rebuild When It Feels Impossible
I’m stuck at home so I’m tackling the invasive species that is taking over the lower part of our yard: blackberries! This time it’s the...
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Apr 15, 20203 min read
Tools for Rebuilding in a Complex World
Our world is complex. Our systems are complex. Now, with a global pandemic on our hands, we’re starting to grasp just how interconnected...
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Apr 7, 20202 min read
How do we rethink and rebuild?
We’ve banded together to defeat a common global threat—a microscopic virus that doesn’t discriminate by race, age, religion or...
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Apr 6, 20203 min read
What makes communities successful?
How can we best build, join and harness our local and international communities? Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF) recently...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
Neither Give nor Take Offense
Our daughter came home from college for spring break—and stayed for spring term. As with much of the world, Oregon is on lock-down in an...
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