The Blacklist and My Commitment to Nonviolence

We are fans of The Blacklist, the crime show where James Spader plays a fabulously bizarre crime superstar, Raymond Reddington. By his side, and arguably the most interesting and underutilized character of the series, is Dembe Zuma played by Hisham Tawfiq. Dembe is...

The Snow Globe Twins: A Story of Oversimplification

  Picture two sisters, twins, twinkly-eyed visual copies of one another. As children, they experienced hardship of a variety that was far worse than experienced by many and far easier than many others. No matter the comparisons, though; their hardship was their...

3 Invitations for the New Year

  A few invitations as this year – this historic, this world-changing, this illuminating, this very challenging year – comes to its close: I invite you to avoid the tropes that shovel all of 2020 into the dumpster fire to be incinerated. Life is too complex,...

Good Values and Evil Actions

  Values describe the personal qualities we choose to embody to guide our actions; the sort of person we want to be; the manner in which we treat ourselves and others, and our interaction with the world around us.   from ethicssage.com Can a value be inherently...

Speaking of Impact with Bob DePasquale

During this interview, Bob and I talked about the importance of knowing your strengths and turning your problematic traits into the things that make you unique and wonderful. Also, why individuality is key, why you must put yourself first, and...

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