The Summer Solstice on June 21st marked when planetary alignment gave us the longest day of the year. The ancients linked this time with fertility and bountiful harvests.  All over the world, the solstices are celebrated. Midsummer in Scandinavia can be traced back to the Iron Age. It’s a time to praise longer days and […]

Juneteenth, which is short for June Nineteenth, marks the day when federal troops took control over Galveston, Texas to ensure that all slaves be freed. This occurred in 1865: over two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.  Juneteenth did not become a federal holiday until June 17th, 2021. In the height of Covid-19 […]

It seems that many of us are searching for more meaning in our lives. This is especially true now with all that we have been through as a collective over the last couple of years. I’ve been thinking about “seeking meaning” a lot. It’s been coming up in my life in various ways, including in […]

My Futures By Design™ work is to provide you with essential principles to catalyzing greater futures, not only for yourself and your loved ones, but for our workforce and communities. We sometimes forget the strength of our gifts and our character, I’m here to remind you of what is truly possible, so we can bring […]

We, as leaders, are faced with an undeniably troubling task: how to we move forward and navigate profitable futures, while maintaining morale and integrity during these VUCA times. No one has the answer, but I believe we can start by seeking new models of business and question the very methods of our leadership.  Think of […]

Make every moment count. Life is short. It’s got to matter, or why bother? ~ Karen Sands A pervasive craving for transcendence or wholeness is spreading like a viral epidemic. As early as 1990, Christina and Stanislav Grof, MD forecasted what many of us would be experiencing as “spiritual bankruptcy” or “soul sickness”, precursors to […]

I have always been and will always be a feminist activist. It is alarming to see a nearly 50 year old ruling in jeopardy of being overturned. Roe v. Wade is not a political or religious issue—it’s a human rights issue.  Planned Parenthood has outlined the history of abortion legality in America, which I’ll summarize […]

Your mitochondrial DNA can trace your maternal ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years. A “Mitochondrial Eve” existed, which every human on this planet began inheriting this genetic substance from—the original mother.  Many years later, in the amphitheaters of Ancient Greece, the Oracles embodied Gaia—the Mother Earth and source of all life. In Hinduism, Shakti […]

A Forbes article I recently came across discussed how thoughts form the reality of how we will age—and even how long we will live. It brings in the work of Yale Professor Becca Levy, PhD, who explains that “negative ageist beliefs affect our well-being, self-esteem and even our longevity.” Think about that the next time […]

The 1970’s gave rise to the women’s movement, anti-war protests, and also a profound paradigm shift in how we think about the environment.  But do you know how Earth Day originally got its start?  Back in 1969, following a massive pollution incident in California, the need for greater action was conceptualized by a couple of […]