by SB Rawz | Feb 8, 2021 | The Deep Dive
It was just one of those days. It was a Sunday, a day when Theresa usually works and I usually spend the better part of the day cooking for the week. I woke a little edgy from bad dreams. Out of the window was a fresh blanket of snow that soon led to a text... by SB Rawz | Nov 9, 2020 | Satisfying Days
In November of 2016, I attended the Women’s March in my hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, with a friend and our mothers. It was the first time my friend’s mother had participated in anything she considered to be activism. Women across the country... 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... by SB Rawz | Jan 26, 2020 | The Deep Dive
I don’t know if it’s apocryphal or literal, but there’s a story I once heard about the founder of the life coaching profession, Thomas Leonard. According to the story, he loved a standing ovation after he gave a talk, and he got one every time. Was it because he was...
