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Reflections, practices, and field notes on the Enneagram, inner work, and the Humanity Mosaic.
Breathe Again - A Poem for Ahmaud
Today the world shifted just a bit. Enough for hope to breathe again. A poem for Ahmaud Arbery, written after the verdict of November 24, 2021.
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Post-Eclipse Musings: Embracing Authenticity and Connection
As the cosmic ballet of eclipses unfolds, we find ourselves in a space of reflection, introspection, and transformation. Eclipses have long been regarded as potent portals for change, urging us to delve into the depths of our souls and emerge with newfound clarity and purpose.
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The Tenderness of Truth Telling written by an Enneagram Four
True: My reality has become deeply distorted. Metaphorically, my distorted reality built a fully furnished 2 story home, surrounded by plush green grass, an array of colorful flowers, and a white picket fence. The illusion appeared so real I grabbed the keys, opened the door, and moved right in.
Read →I See You - by Kathy Baker
I see your suffering. I hear your cries, I see you stoically smiling to hide your fear, your anguish. I see the resignation that signifies that no hope remains. Earthquakes are heartquakes.
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It is Time to "Just Be"
It feels like spring is in the air, and I’m loving it. This week during my online classes, I checked in to gauge differences in our climate around the globe. I discovered that the temperature was similar despite our distance.
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Looking Back, Moving Forward
As I was scrolling through all of the wonderful birthday messages I received this past week and really feeling the love a Facebook memory popped up. I momentarily felt that familiar sense of sadness. It was 7 years ago that we experienced this horrifying incident.
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A Brief Reflection for the Season
I have returned from Egypt in the midst of the season of Lent which is part of my Christian faith tradition. There are times when I feel fatigued and frustrated about my personal journey especially during Lent when I focus on how to be an authentic source of love and light in this world.
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A Flutter of Hope
This response has taken me more than a minute as I sit here today trying to comprehend the incomprehensible. I have so many emotions and so much pain right now.... I do not know how to begin. My hope is that I can place some healing words in this space.
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A New Year - A New Approach
As we approach another new year and reflect on our lives over the past 365 days we are presented with an opportunity to look beyond ourselves and create a tangible internal shift that allows us to show up in the world.
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Your Whole Self—Breaking out of Your Comfort Zone
A great many people know me as an Enneagram Teacher. Some think of me as a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant. A few know me as an Enneagram and IDEA Specialist. Yes, I am all of those things but I am so much more.
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A Preview of My New Book
Here is another sneak peek into my book Know Justice Know Peace. This excerpt is from Chapter 2 The Inflection Point - Face it to Change it.
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What does the Enneagram Have to Offer in the World of Social Justice Work?
People often ask me, "How in the world can the Enneagram be combined with social justice work?" I have heard that question asked in many different ways, but the answer is quite simple. The Enneagram and the inner work involved in exploring the 9 personality structures perfectly align with becoming a strong and authentic Advocate & Ally in the inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism realm.
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A Sneak Peek into My Book "Know Justice Know Peace" - The Head Center
As we approach the release of my new book Know Justice Know Peace: A Transformative Journey of Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and Healing through the Power of the Enneagram, I would like to offer a glimpse into the actual chapters. This week I invite you to explore the Head Center with me.
Read →A Sneak Peek into My Book "Know Justice Know Peace" - The Heart Center
As we approach the release of my new book Know Justice Know Peace: A Transformative Journey of Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and Healing through the Power of the Enneagram, I would like to offer a glimpse into the actual chapters. This week I invite you to explore the Heart Center with me.
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A Sneak Peek into My Book "Know Justice Know Peace" - The Body Center
As we approach the release of my new book Know Justice Know Peace: A Transformative Journey of Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and Healing through the Power of the Enneagram, I would like to offer a glimpse into the actual chapters. For the next 3 weeks, we will look at each of the 3 Centers of Intelligence within the Enneagram.
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What It Means To Really Be An Ally
Do you remember a time before we were afraid of being “canceled” or of being called out by the “woke police”? A time when everyone thought things were easier and more finite… male, female, black, white, other. The sad reality is that wasn't history it was a false narrative of our reality.
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The Enneagram: Why Now?
People occupy more space on this planet, however, we are moving away from one another even as we experience this expansion and find ourselves closer to one another. Our society is made up of silos of similarities—our families are increasingly divided by politics and beliefs.
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How the Enneagram Became My Secret Weapon in Business
When I founded Trinity Transition Consultants I worked with organizations on a national and global platform to develop healthy, sustainable organizational cultures through executive coaching, management training, culture change initiatives, all forms of harassment prevention, and compliance & ethics training.
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Us Versus Them
As we approach the middle of May and reflect on AAPI Month, I am reminded of the unfortunate reality of the disconnection between people who find themselves pushed to the margins of society based on some dimension of their diversity.
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For My Friend Norm
The world lost a truly amazing human being this week. On Tuesday May 3, 2022 Norman Y. Mineta passed on from this earthly plane. I will share all the reasons that the world recognizes him as an amazing human but before I go there I want to share who he will always be to me and my family.
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A Glimpse into My Life
Many readers have asked me to share some of the details of my journey. I was recently interviewed by Anne Robie and Sherry Essig on their podcast Flowing East & West. I dive into a few details of my journey but I would like to take you on an exploration deeper into a few important moments in my life.
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Ripples in the Pond
Consider two humans, miles apart, across multiple dimensions of diversity, and with no obvious connections. They live in separate spheres of existence and their lives may never overlap. As we are all one Human race, the reality is that the energy of their existence does in fact overlap.
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Throwing Stones in a Glass House
We would like to say that we are not judgemental people but that would be an untrue statement across the board. We judge. We judge people and their decisions and we judge things that cannot be controlled. Judgment is our way of making sense of a situation and assigning value and meaning to people, things, and events.
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Human Trauma is Not Your Drama
Drama sells. People feed off scandal and the misfortune of others when scrolling through social media and news outlets. We have witnessed the spin and distortions of true stories that play out in public to the point where it’s hard to be sure of what is real and what is manufactured.
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Words Have Power
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. And so it begins. This is but one example of the way that we are programmed by seemingly well-intentioned humans to armor up and get ready for what the world is going to throw at us.
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Leading with the Heart: How did we get here?
Yesterday, I celebrated another year of life. Birthdays are always a time for me to pause for deep reflection. This year I found myself pondering the state of the world and reflecting on what events led us to so much discord and disconnection.
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Open Your Heart
As we came closer to this day I began to explore some of the teachings from women past and present from all parts of the world. I have been a lifelong lover of the poetry of Rumi, however—though rarely mentioned—Rabia of Basra born nearly 500 years before Rumi is said to have had the greatest influence on his writings.
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Black History Month comes to an end. What now?
This week's newsletter is coming to you on the last day of February, the month dedicated to Black history. While BHM may have come to an end, our journey has not. We continue to have a very long journey ahead and we need everyone present, alert, and engaged.
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Unwellness By Design
Another week of Black History Month, and another week of learning and exploring how much our health and wellness has been shaped by our history’s racism. We must also look at how these obstacles are still in place.
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COVID: The Magnifying Glass to America's Health Problem
Black History month is a celebration of black lives, tradition, and culture, but it’s just as importantly also a month of advocacy for change. And our country has a health problem.
Read →The Light and Shadow of Black History Month
Welcome to Black History Month, one the most important months of the year for reflection, education and awareness. While Black history surrounds and affects us every day, I relish the dedication of this month to digging deep into how Black people have shaped our world.
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Holding Space to Counter Compassion Fatigue
Allow me a moment to repeat one of my better known quotes: “Presence is not a privilege, it’s a necessity.” Presence is intentional and deliberate. It doesn’t just happen without taking the time to allow ourselves to fully bring our minds, bodies and spirits into any moment that we occupy.
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have heard Martin Luther King Jr's speech many times in my life and every time it has lifted my spirits and simultaneously made me weep. I believe in that dream. I will always believe in our dream.
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The New Year Malaise
Has it hit you yet? All the preparation and anticipation and excitement, the food and the joy and the family gathering has come and gone. The post-holiday blues. They’re real, that low that follows any high.
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This Christmas, may we rest
I am exhausted. I know I’m far from alone - it’s a recurring theme in a world of endlessly exhausting issues. But this morning I noticed a specific point of exhaustion.
Read →Erasure: Demeaning, Devaluing, Dehumanizing
While reading the article about a Black couple whose home was valued at $500k more when their white friends pretended to be the owners, a wave of sadness came over me. A bit of deja vu. I’ve had this experience, I thought.
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The Injustice in Justice
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges. A black. The black. The only black. A 12 year old boy killed over a toy gun. Unrelated but related.
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Facing the Past to Heal the Present
I recently got around to watching Summer of Soul, a documentary of the forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural festival that is considered the Black equivalent of Woodstock. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you do - the history, the never-before-told stories and never-before-seen footage are phenomenally captured.
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What Really Needs to Fall Away
Working with clients during the Fall season can create some wonderful opportunities for reflection and introspection. Fall is a particularly special time of year for me, especially when I lived in the northeastern part of the United States.
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Navigating the Waters of the Diversity Ocean
Today we have to be extra cautious when diving into the deep waters of the diversity ocean. In earlier years we did not have to worry about getting “canceled” or the “woke police”, because everyone thought things were easier and finite… male, female, black, white, other. But in reality, the people pushed to the margins—the gender and sexual diversity community, the People of Color, the differently-abled, the socioeconomically disadvantaged, the marginalized—were always there.
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Leading Like A Woman
She couldn’t figure it out. The woman sitting in front of me had been appointed to lead her company following the retirement of her predecessor. After a year of using the same techniques she had watched and experienced him successfully use for decades she found herself in the middle of a disaster.
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Bending the Moral Arc
I’m happy Derek Chauvin is going to jail. I’m happy he was found guilty. I’m happy for this piece of justice. I needed to start with what I’m happy for because I don’t want to forget the victories, no matter how small.
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Be the Bridge
I am a Cuban-American daughter of immigrants. Raised to believe America was the promised land. A land flowing with milk & honey. A land that hated communists, and if you know anything about Cuban-Americans, hating communists is as close to godliness as you can get.
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On the Path of Love & Light
So many emotions. So many tears. So much joy and laughter. I'm living beyond my fears. I marched in the '60s as a little Justice Warrior. A poem by Deborah Egerton.
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