Dancing between plans and opportunities — Photo by Natalia Sobolivska on Unsplash Are you looking for a new way to achieve your goals? It’s that time of year when many of us start thinking about what we want to accomplish in the New Year. We make lists. We decide that we are committed to our plans…

An Endometrial biopsy can be a lifesaving procedure. They can be an important part of ascertaining the health of the female reproductive organs. Over the course of my life, I have had three Ob-Gyn’s tell me that I needed an endometrial biopsy. Disclaimer: This blog is not about giving medical…

John, your "logic" might have worked if there had only been one clerk. But 4 clerks and not one walked up and asked to help. Also, it has been my experience that Blacks or other marginalized groups are not being mind-readers or imaging that they see racism where it does not exist. Even as a woman, I can usually tell when a man is being thoughtful or thoughtless and sexist. Here again - your one example does not tell the whole story.

I know, I know. I wrote an article about Change and said that it was a series and here it is 2 months later and I haven’t written another word since then— at least here on Medium. But I HAVE done a lot of procrastination. …

Lovely piece of writing. I am so glad that you found me and that because of that, I found you. Look forward to reading more of your articles. I especially like that you can say so much, so briefly! Thanks again.

I know exactly how you feel. I stuggle with the same issue of my white privilege. I know that I have the privilege to start and stop my antiracism work any time I want. But I know that the world is sorely lacking in white allies, so I want to stay engaged in some way. Change is hard for us and for those around us. How to balance it all out will always be challenging. I think that we need to genuinely follow where the Spirit is leading.

Nadine, Thanks for your perspective. I love asking questions with no fast and easy answer. Life is too rich for easy answers.

I just love this concept of rewriting the stories that we tell ourselves. So very powerful!

This is the first of a series of articles on change. Over the course of the series, I am going to move from the general to the specific (changing our white supremacist habits), from change that just seems to come naturally to change that requires hard work. Let’s begin with…