For this week’s article I’m excited to introduce my friend and neighbor, Colleen Pulvermacher as my guest writer. She has a passion helping people navigate the grieving process after a loss and how to best offer support: My background is in education with post graduate certification as a Grief Support Specialist from UW-Madison. I …
The stadiums and arenas are empty. The conversations are through masks and plexiglass partitions, the contact anything but “close”; visitors must spit into plastic tubes at regular intervals, while their movements are even tracked by smartphone apps that must be downloaded; the eyes of uniformed men on street corners–seem to have the main goal of …
My thirst for more history and truth about the journey of black folks in this country brought me to my next audio book titled How the Word is Passed–A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith. What a fascinating book! A significantly researched exploration of the heritage of slavery and its …
As I contemplate the 4th of July this year–reflecting on it’s meaning of freedom and as I learn more of our American history–I’m reminded how costly and quite honestly, messy, this ‘freedom’ deal has been and continues to be even these days. An important example of this price that I’m just learning is the history …
As I contemplate my next article–#211–I feel it’s time to reflect on my past writings–revisiting what my intention has been and will continue to be–sending out “light and love” as we deal with holistic wellness. With SO much darkness around us–I feel our wellness journey will benefit from a positive and loving perspective. Many folks …
