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Three things to remember
As long as you’re dancing, you can break the rules. Sometimes breaking the rules is justextending the rules. Sometimes there are no rules. -Mary Oliver
From Social Work to Comedy: Laughing Your Way into a New Industry
In June of 2016, I walked into my first improv class and met Robin Fitzgerald. We clicked immediately. I was struck by her kind, charismatic presence. Through her deadpan humor, she gives you glimpses of her curious…
Words to Remember
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
To Be or not to be
“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places.…
Friendship Starts with Self
On this beautiful crisp October day, I came across this micro poem by Nayyirah Waheed.
Comedy in Chaos
As a comedy superfan, I was overjoyed to see the Saturday Night Live: The Experience exhibit at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. The exhibit is interactive, well-curated and just plain fun.
Reflections from a quiet weekend in Michigan
Nature’s Symphony Peering out a window,
Colombia: Chasing the Footprints of Gabriel García Márquez
Colombia is a very special place for me. My husband was born and raised in Cali and spent his adolescence and college years in Barranquilla and Bogotá, respectively. I’ve had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the…
Strength in Words
It’s graduation time and I love this time of year. As I remember my own graduation with fond memories, I am flooded with the same emotions and sense of pride I felt so many years ago. Perhaps…
