How to Have Difficult Conversations

How to Have Difficult Conversations

Imagine sitting around a dinner table with your extended family.  Likely, most of them look like you and are people you know very well.  However, you have spent time over the last several months educating yourself on racism in our society.  Perhaps a comment is made...
Why “Perfect” is a Swear Word

Why “Perfect” is a Swear Word

We live in an age fueled by social media personas.  People love to put filters on their pictures, post their best angles, their promotions, their new homes, their engagements, etc.  We rarely see people sharing their acne, that they gained weight, that they got laid...
Prioritize the Post Office

Prioritize the Post Office

The global pandemic has accelerated the severity of already problematic finances at the USPS. Having the right to an inexpensive, public postal service in the US goes back further than most amendments in the Bill of Rights.  The postal service can reach all 150...
8 Ways to Handle COVID-19 Anger

8 Ways to Handle COVID-19 Anger

We have all seen a video of someone having an angry outburst in a store or outside in the street.  We have certainly seen plenty of anger on social media. Let’s not sugar coat it here… There is a whole lot going on to be pretty mad about these days. We are living...
Managing Loneliness During COVID-19

Managing Loneliness During COVID-19

During this time of social distancing, it is very easy to feel extremely isolated and lonely.  It is more important than ever to take care of ourselves and our loved ones.  While it may be natural to focus our attention on the elderly, or those living alone, everyone...
Community Care in the Time of Coronavirus

Community Care in the Time of Coronavirus

In the past two weeks, a lot has happened in the United States. What is happening right now is heartbreaking. What happened with George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and many before them, is atrocious, horrific, and inhumane. It should never happen, anywhere. We are better...