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Train Your Mind Toward Compassion

Be grounded and responsive with warmth and compassion to everyday encounters. Use everyday interactions—including the hassles and challenges—as reminders to wake up from the sleep of habitual patterns. Nurture your natural inclination toward openness, compassion, and loving-kindness.

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Determine The Intention of The Discriminatory Words

If you have a racist encounter at a networking event, ask yourself, Was it intentional? If you can discern that a person consciously has ill intentions, my best advice is to walk away. Yes, as people of color, we still have the … Continue reading

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The Icon

I can’t possibly pinpoint one person who stands as my icon, but I find the sheer power and beauty that’s found withing and around Black women to be truly otherworldly. To me, all Black women thriving and surviving in this … Continue reading

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Reflections on Courage

Courage doesn’t always roar Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. – Mary Anne Radmacher It is better to stand and fight. If you run, you’ll only die tired– … Continue reading

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Self-Discovery

These questions make for enriching conversation, but they can be equally illuminating if you simply ask them of yourself. I stumbled onto the idea of asking big questions because I needed them myself. They drive our growth, and we can … Continue reading

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