This space brings together past and present reflections on courage, hope, and the practice of encouragement across generations.
Earlier posts accompanied the On Your Own Terms podcast, which featured interviews with people changing the world in their own ways and were guided by the theme of homegrown solutions for a patchwork world.
The patchwork quilt remains a through line symbolizing distinct lives, cultures, and perspectives intentionally stitched together with integrity, resilience, and strength.
Individual Piecework strengthens the collective patchwork.
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Feb
2026
This week, in the wake of Jesse Jackson’s passing, I heard a familiar metaphor that I had not known to
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Feb
2026
If you know me well, you know I often reach for analogy when I am trying to think more clearly.
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Feb
2026
In basketball, they call the fans the “sixth man,” but what does it mean to be the Sixth Woman? We’re
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Jul
2023
Sitting next to MaryBeth Hyland the first day of a new session at Heroic Public Speaking in Lambertville, New Jersey,
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Jul
2023
Changemaker Nadine Marshall helps her clients develop themselves holistically so they can move from merely surviving and striving to thriving
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Jul
2023
During my discussion with Dr. Navjeet Kaur, I was struck by something she said. So often when we are physically
