Last week, I invited you to search for silence in your world. Were you able to find it? Did it find you? I try, each afternoon, to take a walk around the golf course in a nearby neighborhood. The walk usually takes me about an hour and, in that time, I cover about three miles and one podcast. …
Forward: Between the World and Me, Part Two
"I am wounded. I am marked by old codes, which shielded me in one world and then chained me in the next." —Ta-Nehisi Coates Once again, thank you for your gracious conversation as we discuss this book. It's a heavy one, isn't it? There is so much potential for the conversation to go off the …
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Love the Home You Have: This Week’s Book Giveaway
Late last year I went to two different events at two different houses in a city far from where I live. These houses were gorgeous. They had great design, beautiful furniture, perfect accessories, and even more. I was doing my best not to drool all over their perfect, hardwood floors. I kept …
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Listening to Trump Supporters
I've really been trying to listen to the people voting for Donald Trump, as I so want people to do for me and my perspective. I recognize the media is probably giving a skewed perspective, just as they do when members of the black community express their frustration, anger, and disappointment in a …
Invitation to Silence
I spent the weekend at a beautiful women's retreat, where I was a keynote speaker. When it comes to the work I do, I think speaking in front of groups of women (or men, or both) is my absolute favorite. I love hearing their stories. I adore sleeping in a comfortable hotel room. I appreciate wearing …
Forward: Between the World and Me, Part One, cont’d.
Thanks so much for the conversation last week, everyone. If you're following along and have something you'd like to contribute to the conversation — a question, a viewpoint, an idea — but you're not feeling comfortable about sharing it, please hang in there with us. You are welcome here. I've …
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