Jettison the Fear. It Is the Mind-killer.
Fear. Panic. Finger-pointing. Obfuscation. Control. One morning last week, I was considering the state of everything. In my (purposefully limited) time on social media,...
Speak Up, Be an Ally (Tools for Overcoming the Past, Part 3)
Anti-racism, or facing up to your past, is not a vaccine. It’s not a one-shot option. It’s a process that you need to continue to...
Practice (Tools for Overcoming the Past, Part 2)
“We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved....
Tools for Overcoming the Past (Part 1): Become Aware (Educate Yourself)
According to its definition, something unconscious—meaning a process that takes place in the mind without our knowledge and our control—is invisible for us. So we...
Coming to Terms with the Past[1]
Bebelplatz Night of Shame Monument Courtesy of Aaron Siirila / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5) Over the past few weeks, our screens have been inundated with images...