Coloring panel of Rebecca’s Grande Agave Coloring Sheet With the heightened stress of the recent elections and the resurgence of the virus converging with the upcoming holidays, we’ve been asked to write more on coping with COVID. One of our favorite stress reducing strategies is coloring. This is perhaps not surprising, since this is one of Rebecca’s passions and she illustrated …
Mona’s Pictures of the Moon with and without Glasses Our friend Mona sent these drawings she’d done of the moon–one with her glasses on and the other with them off. We thought it perfectly captured how a simple shift of focus can completely change how we see things. We also thought that, with things as polarized as they are not …
Lee’s Apron for Rebecca Rebecca went back to DC over Labor day to see her family for the first time since March. Keep in mind she used to travel back there every two weeks so it was surreal that what used to be incidental felt overwhelming. Would it be safe in the airport? On the plane? Should she take an …
Rebecca–Cross Cultural Creatures One of our favorite resources, Berkeley’s Greater Good, asks whether it is indeed true that politics have the US deeply divided right now. Many people, and perhaps you dear reader, might emphatically say, “Yes, like never before!” On the other hand, others of you might say this isn’t the first time politics have been bitter and divisive …
Gioia–Faces Race is a touchy topic, partly because, as we explored in our last newsletter, it brings up so many taboos. One of those is the challenging notion that people of other races “all look the same to me”. Clinically that is known as Own Race Bias (ORB). Although many of us, whatever our racial identity, might wish that we …
They All Look the Same to Me: Reducing Own Race Bias Click to Read Post »
Gioia–Awake The Black Jew DialoguesOur friend Ron Jones, an improv comedian, was part of a traveling show called The Black Jew Dialogues with fellow actor, Larry Tish, for many years. Ron is the “Black” part of the troupe and Larry the “Jew”. The show is a series of hilariously provocative skits about the dynamics of race and what they call “a …
Samantha–Mountains Rebecca’s cousin Melissa decided to foster the art of letter writing with her kids, Cooper and Samantha, to give them a handcrafted way to connect with friends and family. She is having them choose someone each week that they want to reach out to and Rebecca was lucky to be Samantha’s first recipient, getting not only a letter but …
Making and Delivering Handcrafted Messages Click to Read Post »
Rebecca–Taken Over By Greater Forces “I think I’m asking too much of COVID 19.” This is what Alta Mauro, a friend and colleague of Rebecca’s, recently said when they were checking in about how they were responding to the last couple of months of lock down. Alta serves as the Director of NYU”s Spiritual Life and Intercultural Education, but lives …
Handout on Coping During COVID First, this newsletter is dedicated to the frontline folks–doctors, nurses, EMT’s, police officers, transit workers, grocery store workers, sanitation workers, community leaders–who are out there keeping us safe. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Second, it’s dedicated to you and your wellbeing at this surreal and challenging time. This was a difficult newsletter …
Rebecca-Autumn Leaves Most of what we write about here, not surprisingly, comes from what’s on our radar at the time. Recently, it’s been relationships, relationships, relationships! Whether it’s our clients, our friends, or ourselves, we’re hearing that people seem to be inordinately struggling with feelings of being misunderstood, confused, resentful, taken advantage of, etc. Is it because it’s the month …
Relationships, Relationships, Relationships Click to Read Post »
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