This is reality: The days are getting shorter The weather is getting colder The numbers of COVID-19 are rising No vaccine is yet available More people are hospitalized and dying Our American cousins continue to be extremely divisive, rely on “alternate facts” and have a contentious election looming–which we have no voice in, but will …
Very occasionally, I have a conversation with someone where I say, “What you just said is important. If you write about this, I’d publish it on our website.” Usually, that’s as far as it goes. I had a conversation recently with a survivor of complex trauma whose courage and conviction blew me away. And so …
The game of “you’ve got cooties” as a kid felt horrible. COVID-19 has us playing a version of it–it feels distressing because we were meant to connect, not distance.
I remember being in active labor with my oldest Junior Tribe Member. He wouldn’t be born for several hours yet. But labor was excruciating. It had started at midnight and I had been awake all night in labour. I was tired and it HURT. I remember telling the nurse: “I’m done. I don’t want to …
Parents are likely to be hard on school administrators like principals this year. It won’t be fair, but it’s hard.
Parents are in a difficult time sending their children back to school during COVID-19. This is hard. Grace to you.
The first in a series. The second: Parents, this is hard. The third: Administrators, we apologize in advance. May grace be upon you, teacher… Let’s do the math. We are trying to make 2469 + 64,892 add up to 4. It doesn’t. The. Math. Does. Not. Work. Think about it. We are asking teachers to: …
Summer 2020 was the summer that let us reconnect with our people. The warmth of summer was our relationships–and the sunshine. Farewell, summer of 2020
You cannot force me to wear a mask. For a very important reason. I invite you to not be forced either.