Welcome to your dystopia

Image of nine distant people in silhouette with the ground in front of them long and dark and the horizon behind them half stormy and half sunset

Before I begin, a few words from a George Carlin routine that I have cherished for years (here’s a link to a 2006 performance of it, if you want to get it all in context)… “They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking … That doesn’t help them … You know …

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There are no winners, only a collective pain

close-up of a thorny branch with the sun in the background

Since the news of the horrific attack upon Israel broke, I have been at a loss for words. That loss has only been compounded by the global response and the unsettling realization that whatever happens next is going to be ugly. And that loss of life, devastation, and global collective toll upon all of us …

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Building at the speed of trust

Five reddish-brown Scrabble tiles spelling out "trust" atop an ash-brown woodgrain surface

My former program director at Community Change Inc. (CCI) used to always say that “we build at the speed of trust.” It is a phrase that has stuck with me over the years and one that I have since brought into my own professional and personal life.  In many ways, it’s more than a phrase. …

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