Surrender is part of the rhythm of working for change.

Surrender is part of the rhythm of working for change.

Kind Promise: I will surrender patiently. This Kind Promise works best supported by two others: I will surrender patiently, reinvent whimsically and advocate courageously. These promises answer the question: What happens when life doesn’t go as I planned? They are a...
Self Advocacy in a Body that’s not easy

Self Advocacy in a Body that’s not easy

Kind promise: I will advocate courageously. I have been exploring this promise as it relates to living in a body with chronic illness and significant disability. I have ranted in my journal about difficulties getting appointments with medical specialists. I’ve whined...
Looking for Courageous Advocates

Looking for Courageous Advocates

Kind promises, Advocacy, advocacy organizations, advocatesKind Promise: I will advocate courageously. In an urban flower garden near where I live, there is a sign:   How lovely that in the midst of riotous green and against crinkled bark, someone is reminding us...
Exploring Advocacy

Exploring Advocacy

Kind Promise: I will advocate courageously. A few weeks ago, a political activist stopped me in a park. He was campaigning for a particular candidate. He asked me if I was familiar with the Citizens United decision. I said I was. He asked me if I knew about efforts to...