During times of tragedy and crisis - grief, pain and anger in this moment can feel almost unending. As we know from the courage, perseverance and triumphs of those that have come before us - we shall move forward.
Paradigm Shifts in an Age of Crises Historically, pandemics have [...]
In a meeting I had just a few days before going into quarantine, a valued colleague shared C. Wright Mills’s idea of sociological imagination. When I heard it, I wasn’t thinking at all about Covid-19. I was imagining all the ways...
April 13, 2020 Resources, Ideas to Action On Grieving [...]
Strategic thinking in a long-term crisis: One approach A note [...]
A light bulb went off over my head when a friend said, “I realized I can get crushed, pinned down under a person twice my size and be totally okay. I can adjust, accept and move on." Now that's a paradigm shift I could use...
When you live in a Super Tuesday state like Maine, February is not only a month blessed with reflections on Black History. It’s a funnel through which to reflect on the decision-making skills of our fellow...
Last year we saw an incredible victory for our community here in Lewiston, Maine: Safiya Khalid became the first Somali-American and youngest person elected to our city council. . I had the honor of watching her campaign, her courage, and her hope spread through our city.
Many years ago, I learned an adage that has proven itself time and time again in my life: What you focus on grows. We often think about this phrase in the personal realm: If I focus on...
Narrative shift happens when we stop basing decisions, strategies, and policies on the current dominant narrative (think, “Pull yourself up by the bootstraps!” or “America first”) and start to purposefully ground our work in our personal values and principles. Narrative shift is our path to a better way of life. Erik Peterson of Bending the Arc Strategies shares his take on developing healthy narrative shifts.
