A Human Conundrum

March 29, 2023

As we wind the month of March down, the time to celebrate women continues. Dare I write this? I was a young woman in the 1970s and 80s. While an exhilarating and powerful time, the transitional nature of those decades presented some serious conundrums for women.  At twenty-something back then we women libbers wanted to … Read More

A Fantasy…

October 22, 2022

Farmers

Teachers

Mothers

Artists

What if these were the most revered, the most respected, visible, and highly compensated jobs and roles in our society?

What/who are those held in high esteem now, as measured by earning potential and media coverage?

Actors

Football players

Corporate CEOs

Politicians

Read on to learn about a different set of priorities in my fantasy world post!

Communicating…

September 1, 2022

Communicating… What signals am I receiving and sending? I caught myself doing something the other day that got me wondering:  How do I receive others’ communications?  How well do I receive communications? Graciously or clumsily? Quickly, or am I a bit slow on the uptake? And am I actually and consciously receiving all communication sent … Read More

Women’s History Month: Women Writers

March 8, 2022

“History is written by the winners” — we’ve all heard this trope a zillion times. It is yet another reason why I believe that women’s stories need to be told by those women who lived them. And they are not often deemed “winners” in the traditional sense of the word. This is another reason a … Read More

Women Save the World?

March 1, 2021

March is Women’s History Month, and March 8 has been designated “International Women’s Day.”  So in the spirit, I offer the following thoughts: In 2009, at the Peace Conference in Canada, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, “The world will be saved by the Western Woman.” Yep. He actually said that, or at least that … Read More