by loriroth | Jul 13, 2023 | Adult learning, communication, Emotional Intelligence, self-awareness
I am so lucky to have a best friend who is so similar to me. Yes, we have our differences, however, we have similar values and that is so important in a friendship relationship. She was distraught when she called me at the beginning of the year. “We have to set...
by loriroth | Mar 26, 2023 | Emotional Intelligence, Journaling, lifelong learning, mindset, self-awareness
We all have many dimensions to our personality, to our soul, to our lives. According to many models such as the Johari Window. We have sides we don’t even know about. The sides that others see and we don’t see, or even sides that no one ever sees. The...
by loriroth | Apr 12, 2021 | racism
Do I say comments to my friends unintentionally or unconsciously that are microaggressions? A Microaggression is a “statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of...
by loriroth | Nov 30, 2020 | racism, self-awareness
There are folks that are discriminated against because of sex, age, religion or other categories, however, nothing is as showing as skin color. It is easy to see skin color. I believe that the color of people’s skin should not matter because physically...
by loriroth | Nov 2, 2020 | lifelong learning
The talk is different very different for white and black Americans. White privilege and systemic racism are always present when a police officer stops you. Most people, even cops may not be aware of this bias. I am not proud to say that I was not aware of it until...
