When Dallas Startup Week asked me to be on their first ever Influencer Council, my initial reaction was– “Who, me?” Some days I feel so lost on this crazy journey and like the last thing I should be doing is influencing anyone else. Yesterday was one such day. It seemed like the…
Reflection
What’s Loving Got to Do With It?
Happy Loving Day! Loving Day gets its name from the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967) which declared all laws against interracial marriage to be unconstitutional in the U.S. It was founded by Ken Tanabe, a graphic designer whose father is Japanese and mother is Belgian, in 2004 as his graduate…
Write Your Own Story
This post was sponsored by Community Coffee. Opinions are my own.
“This diary is my kief, hashish and opium pipe. This is my drug and my vice.” (Anaïs Nin) When Community Coffee asked me to share my favorite mug, it seemed especially timely. This mug, which I found while exploring a thrift store a few years ago, has been a guiding light of…
A Fresh Start
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing… I hope you live a life you’re proud of….
Nothing in the World Will Ever Be the Same
Ten years (and what seems like a lifetime) ago, I made my first trip to Washington D.C. and the White House to participate in a Dignity Walk on behalf of more than 200,000 “Comfort” women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese government during World War II. I couldn’t fathom how a…
That One Moment
It never fails– just when I feel like I’ve finally found my blogging stride, life happens. I thought this weekend would be an opportune time for an update, but I didn’t know where to start. I can’t seem to quiet the white noise or resolve the cognitive dissonance of recent events. Until…
