Heather Prabish I’ve been watching various people announce their candidacy for president. My thoughts have ranged from “Interesting” to “Oh for pete’s sake, sit down…we don’t need any more old white men running for president” to “I really hope so and so runs”. It seems like there is not shortage of political candidates. But one national office is not an indicator of the political vibrancy of the nation. A few days ago, I got my local sample ballot. Nearly half […]
I’ve come to the understanding that “enemy” is a social construct. I think humans are born with a need for community, for connection and our first instincts are to welcome and trust all with whom we come into contact. There is no “other” when we begin this journey; we all are human. But somewhere in the process of clarifying that age-old “who is my neighbor” question, we think we need to decide who is in our circle and who is […]
It’s time to finish my series on the Oscar winners that I promised three times. I begin by sharing Oscars 2019 Winners – Rami Malek, Black Panther, Spike Lee vs Green Book from Grace Randolph of Beyond the Trailer. Oscars 2019 reaction & review today! Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph’s reaction & review of the full show, from the monologue to the winners Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali, Black Panther and Into the Spider-Verse plus […]
I have learned that how we say what we say determines whether or not we are heard. I can’t tell you how many times someone has kicked off a “conversation” by mocking, criticizing or demeaning me. When it happens, that little voice inside my head is screaming what I should say back so loud I cannot hear anything else. I certainly can’t hear what it is they actually want me to know. Sound familiar? The irony is that NOT calling […]