by Deb | Nov 1, 2007 | Equity and Justice, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM
My ex-husband is Caribbean-American of African descent (from Barbados) so even though I am white, I know what it is like to raise two children of color. My almost twenty one year old son (he is my ex-husband’s child from a prior relationship, but since I raised...
by Deb | Oct 17, 2007 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Connections, Learning, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM, Spirituality and Reflection
Over the last few months, I have been facilitating a monthly Learning and Support Group for executive directors of New York City nonprofit organizations with the support of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York. I developed this series after having...
by Deb | Oct 1, 2007 | Connections, Culture, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM, Spirituality and Reflection
What is it about human nature that, unlike Divine nature, finds it so easy to focus on differences and make those who are different into the “other” (and often an other who is considered in some way less than)? I was distressed to read an article in the...
by Deb | Oct 1, 2007 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Change, Transition, and Transformation Series, Connections, Healing, Learning, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM, Spirituality and Reflection
When my neck was in pain, I knew that my muscles had tightened up and locked into place. According to Dr. Lou, my chiropractor, the massage had not been effective because my muscles were not the source of misalignment. Rather, the muscles had tightened up in response...
