PinnedMember-onlyAre You Paid What You’re Worth? No? Keep Reading.I attribute my inspiration for this post to Inu Etc’s post: I’m messed up and I need a job. Inspiration reason 1: Inu’s transparency. Here’s a chap who shows us his math (his reason for asking for help). Asking for help are often the most difficult steps one takes on…Jobs6 min readJobs6 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 10Member-onlyHow To Retire Doubt, Guilt, Shame and Worry.Let go of four life draining feelings starting today. Since 2006 when I taught my first class focused on understanding your worth on multiple levels (personal, professional, spiritual, social, emotional, financial) I noticed a consistent issue as we started our one year journey. The issue? …Doubt7 min readDoubt7 min read
Published inPrism & Pen·May 4Member-onlyLGBTQ Safe Space Creation V2023.0Do safe spaces enable unsafe behaviors? — The current Prism & Pen writing prompt inspired me to reflect on 45+ years of avid out volunteering for organizations, politicians and causes clearly supportive of my rainbow Ohana (family). How do we create safe LGBTQ spaces? Bring the bars back? Good question, Jim. I chuckled at Jim’s reminiscence of…Safety8 min readSafety8 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 29Member-onlyWarning! Muggers Disguised As Pre-Paid Gift CardsWhen was the last time you mindlessly snagged one of those plastic gift cards on your way to the checkout lanes? You remembered you have a gift to get for someone who you know has absolutely everything. …Gift Cards5 min readGift Cards5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 4Member-onlyHeads-Up Medium Members: ID Theft + Phishing AttemptsHeads-up on a medium.com phishing derivative missing from the search results of medium phishing. Have you experienced a comment inviting you to get in touch via WhatsApp? The phishing hook? I do my best to connect with medium.com commenters on both comments to my posts as well as my comments…Phishing4 min readPhishing4 min read
Published inPrism & Pen·Apr 1Member-only88 Days Into 2023: 435 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills And CountingWhat to do about the rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? — With news feeds blowing up with: Trump’s actual indictment DeSantis getting played by Disney Conservatives ramping up legislation against my Ohana (LGBTQ+ & Allies — my family) with 435 (thus far) anti-LGBTQ bills We witness a mixed-bag concerning concepts of justice and equality. Divide and conquer tactics makes me wonder…Prism And Pen5 min readPrism And Pen5 min read
Published inPrism & Pen·Mar 29Member-onlyWhen First We MeetPoetry to prep for a first encounter — When first we meet to set the stage release repeats BE the sage of lessons learned, dreams dressed in visions turned into actions blessed by words and deeds that match results to nurture seeds that sprout adults. When first we meet draw the curtain on stories replete of memories certain of loss, pain…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Mar 8Member-onlyUnited, we stand. Divided, we fall. True? False? Both? Happening right now?What’s you’re thoughts on an ancient Greek storyteller — Aesop — words of wisdom? United we stand. Divided we fall? Seriously. Take a moment to ponder Aesop’s fable “The Four Oxen and the Lion.” Then ponder the recent release actions of U.S. House Speaker McCarthy. …Kevin Mccarthy2 min readKevin Mccarthy2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Dec 25, 2022Member-onlyChristmas MomentsA trip down holiday memory lane.Christmas1 min readChristmas1 min read
Nov 22, 2022Member-onlyThanksgiving TraditionsWhat one tradition on Thanksgiving do you favor with fervor, craft with care? Cooking? Eating? Time with those you favor with fervor, laugh with flair? What one person on Thanksgiving do you savor their spirit, sincerely love? Who favors you with fervor through the decades, their deeds, so proud of …Thanksgiving1 min readThanksgiving1 min read
