by SB Rawz | Jun 15, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. ‘” – Fred Rogers Such a sweet sentiment. I also loved when Glennon Doyle took it to the next level... by SB Rawz | Jun 8, 2020 | The Deep Dive
I’ve been in the midst of a very slow-rolling project of scanning and organizing all of my photographs for some time now. During a recent dive into a folder, I found a scan from just last year. It was a simple collage I made in January 2020 to illustrate one of my... by SB Rawz | Jun 1, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
Dear Fellow White Americans: On Saturday, I read an article in the Roanoke Times about a man, Walker Sigler, who was shot in his home by police in 2018. It seems there was an open door that led to suspicion of an active crime and five officers attempted to... by SB Rawz | May 25, 2020 | Our Web of Interconnection
A wee sentence tucked into each of my last two posts, each alluding to the need to address problematic words and behaviors, deserves a little attention today. This is where this conversation often gets to: Okay, I’ve listened deeply to them, I’ve listened into myself,... by SB Rawz | May 18, 2020 | The Deep Dive
Last week, I wrote about listening past others’ challenging words as though it’s easy, a switch to flip. “Ah, yes, now I hear the humanness beneath the reactivity. Jolly good!” Ah, but no. Not in real life. In real life, we have someone else whose reactive shouts for...