Healthy Lists

Pause those TO-DO lists. Written December 2017, but relevant every year! First thing for the …

Alva Rogers in Daughters of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash (1992)
What inspires you? (in times of conflict)

What inspires you in times of conflict?   I am moving forward… are you? My …

Believe That Art Matters

  This is what I woke up thinking about… Paris happened. Lebanon happened. Syria happened. Lots …

Have an “Easy Win”

  We all need to boost ourselves with some success now and again. We need …

Vin Diesel wasn’t just lucky

What if you didn’t have to wait for the perfect audition for the perfect role …

Poster for Jesus Hopped the A Train, written by Stephen Adley Guirgis, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
Our Phil Hoffman

  Community.    That’s the word that’s been on my mind. This past week our …

Those tricky holiday conversations

It’s the holidays…but they aren’t always merry…   I’ve been thinking about a late-night street …

Community: Why it is important

  It takes a collective effort to keep the dream alive.   If you keep …