Breathe Please: Recovering From a Near Death Experience
Last week I almost died when I had lung failure. As I am recovering from my near death experience I’m having to learn to breathe – breathe please – be a boss at life, overcome false guilt and process suffering with community and proskuneō worship.
Ready To Move Mountains? (Thanks Dr. Seuss)
What are three ways to begin moving mountains in your life to make a difference in the world?
What Matters Most When Asking People To Join You?
What Matters Most When Asking People To Join You? Have you ever thought about why you join what you do? What types of people do you follow? What types of projects do you work on? Why you shop at certain businesses, or donate and volunteer for only certain...
Twenty Miles: Refugee Immigration Crisis Near San Diego, U.S.A.
Is it true that there is a refugee immigration crisis near San Diego, only twenty miles away? This post simplifies what is happening along the U.S. border and gives you three ways to respond to the humanitarian crisis in our backyard.
Master Asking Great Questions With These Seven Questions
If you want to create safe spaces, influence others well, and make a difference in the world, it is time to master the skill of great question-asking!
Is the Causebox Worth Getting?
A Letter to the Anti-Trafficking Movement
This is a guest post from Anna Carroll, founder and director of LightForce International, a global organization that seeks to create sustainable solutions to injustice. She writes at annamcarroll.com and can be found on Instagram @annamichelle. A Letter to Modern-day...
About Us, Now
I started my first blog fourteen years ago. The content included badly written, excessively long essays about who knows what. Most were never read, which is probably better. I was fighting, discontent and depressed. I advocated with anger and was insecure about where...
The Seven Things Keeping You From Practicing Random Acts of Kindness
Last year my family went on a KindnessQuest, an amazing adventure chalk-full of random acts of kindness. It made our vacation-roadtrip into something more, something others-centered. Yet to succeed, we had to begin doing things differently to overcome these seven...
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PopularSwamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights
Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...
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PopularIdentity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful
The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...
Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces
PopularWhat to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)
I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...
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Top RatedResponding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?
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Top RatedSpectrum of Belief About Justice Issues: Art of Advocacy
Not everyone shares the same beliefs, so using the Spectrum of Belief graph helps us to have healthy conversations about justice that aren't so black and white.
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Top RatedHow I Used to Fight Human Trafficking vs. How I Fight Human Trafficking Now
I used to fight human trafficking differently than I used to. Here's how I changed and why.
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LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
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LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity
LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
I’m Every Woman: How Woman Are Uniquely Positioned To Change the World
Why does now matter for women? We have a unique positioning to make a difference for the world at large. Here’s why:
April Social Good Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism Days
How can you begin doing good in April? Start here for social good awareness, advocacy, and activism days
Five Steps To Begin Restful Changemaking
A Path for Restful Changemaking: I’m not shy about my story of burnout while having my life...
Social Justice For the Sensitive Soul – Justice Daily S3E6
Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit the model for classic activism? That you were too...
How To Be An Advocate When You Don’t Know Where You Stand: On Palestine/Israel
How do we engage in advocacy when we don’t know where we stand on a social issue? One of the...
Poem for Changemakers
Why do Changemakers burnout? This poem for Changemakers was written to help them see their value.



