Category Archives: kindness

Victors Write History

Posted on May 8, 2018 by thisihumblyspeak

Triumphant victors write history. And more often than not the triumphant are the more powerful past– the male. But just as history contains many times and many truths, it also contains many people—half of them women. The recent “velvet revolution” … Continue reading →

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Your Roots, Your Backbone

Posted on February 9, 2018 by thisihumblyspeak

Last week I had the honor of addressing the 2018 Winter Graduates of University of La Verne College of Arts and Sciences. Here is the speech. Traditionally commencement speeches contain life advice, words of wisdom, ideas on how to be … Continue reading →

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Christmas Hope

Posted on December 21, 2017 by thisihumblyspeak

Christmas is the one time of the year I truly embrace with unashamed childlike excitement. The years may have flown by and brought me children, grandchildren, joy, sadness, successes and failures, big moments, laughter and tears, losses and gains. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Thank You

Posted on November 20, 2017 by thisihumblyspeak

One of the things our parents drummed into our ears as children from the time we learned to talk was to say thank you (and please). We grew up saying Thank You for as many things as I can remember. … Continue reading →

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I Pray

Posted on December 31, 2016 by thisihumblyspeak

I pray. Sometimes, I systematically utter the Lord’s Prayer under my breath, barely audible, in between thoughts. At times I recite the words at the beginning or end of a thought when I just can’t put into words the happenings … Continue reading →

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