During COVID, I began questioning the world at a clip I’d never experienced before. I’ve talked about that period before, but one particular example stands out. I found myself wondering why Black Americans appeared to be disproportionately impacted by COVID compared to Black Africans. If the explanation was purely genetic, wouldn’t both populations be affected … Continue reading When Thoughts Aren’t Random
I have never understood why I loved Clueless so much. On paper it makes no sense. I wasn’t a wealthy teenager in Beverly Hills. I didn’t have a computerized closet. And yet, of all the movies from the 90s, Clueless is the one that stuck. For years I assumed it was nostalgia. Recently I think … Continue reading That’s It, I’m Changing My Name to Cher
“You are the observer of your own thoughts.” Sounds profound. Also sounds completely useless. Then it clicked — and it clicked because of work, of all places. I noticed about 60% of incoming requests were the same questions, recycled. My team eventually trained AI to handle them automatically because humans kept solving the same problems … Continue reading Not Every Thought is an Emergency
One day, I was late picking up my daughter from ballet class. When I arrived, the ballet teacher is standing outside with my daughter and I start explaining why I was late -- I left the house a little later than usual, I had to pick up dinner, there was a line for pick up … Continue reading The Dictionary Nobody Gives You
I was in the middle of negotiating an offer at Amazon when someone from my future team called me before HR did. Someone who had been watching the process and decided, on their own, to pick up the phone. Not to prep me on the role, not to talk through the team. To tell me … Continue reading The Day I Almost Turned Down a Down Payment
My goal with this blog is to share my stories about awakening and build a community of like-minded individuals. Today, I'm happy to announce that I'm beginning to lean into the latter. First, I've set up an Etsy shop with spiritually-minded merchandise and my new eBook. The eBook, Navigating the In-Between: A Practical Guide to … Continue reading Etsy Shop and Newsletter are Live!
