Things that make you go Hmmmm

The American culture has two biases that border on taboos. One is the bias/taboo against dwelling on negatives. We're trained to respond with a positive statement: a reassurance, discounting the problem or voicing a solution.

The second is that every problem has a solution that's within reach of everyone. This manifests the "can do" spirit: if... See more

Imagining communities isn’t simply about who can be in the community, but also about who in the community can participate in imagining the community. This is why the move to undo birthright citizenship, which not-so-subtly targets people of color, must also be understood alongside the move to restrict reproductive access and repeal no-fault divorce... See more

If you try to use spiritual healing to solve practical issues without doing any of the practical work, you'll feel like a failure, like you have some deep-rooted spiritual inadequacy that keeps you from thriving.

It's not true. It's not true.

When you learn how to do the practical parts of business, it helps to highlight where you do need healing,... See more

Building a movement requires reaching out beyond the people who agree with you.

If I could time travel, this is the seven-word lesson that I would tell the people-pleasing version of myself: "the wrong people should love you less ."

I would have told him that the people who can only love a filtered version of you aren't equipped to love the real you.

I would have explained that losing someone because you finally showed up... See more

the goals that compose your mind, identity, and perspective—often in that order, like a set of concentric circles—filter what you perceive