by loriroth | Sep 24, 2020 | lifelong learning
What does NFL football have to do with racism? I have always loved football and was more than excited that the first 2020 season games are starting. Due to COVID we missed the pre-season and the football camps did not include fans. But the recent racism news did not...
by loriroth | Sep 8, 2020 | lifelong learning, self-awareness
I chose the word expedition because I visualize myself exploring the controversial and possibly dangerous territory of racism. Racism and white people are two terms that educated, progressive, and compassionate white people may think only apply to the KKK or white...
by loriroth | May 8, 2020 | lifelong learning
During this COVID quarantine many people are out of work and re-evaluating their employment options. Business owners have lost gigs and customers, others are “laid off”, some have been “let go” because the business went under. For those of us who...
by loriroth | May 1, 2020 | lifelong learning
Are you worrying? Are you afraid? I wouldn’t blame you. These are crazy times. There is so much uncertainty. “Now, I just need to figure out how to sleep through the night. I wake up around 3 – 4 for no good...
by loriroth | Mar 29, 2020 | lifelong learning
The Coronavorus or COVID-19 has changed our “normal”. Can’t seem to stop watching the TV news to catch the latest information because things are changing daily? Does the uncertainty and change of it all have you feeling stressed? Do you find yourself...
by loriroth | Mar 7, 2020 | lifelong learning
February 31, 2020. I didn’t think a do over would work, but I was wrong. I told my husband not to get me anything for Valentine’s day. “We are on a budget”, I stated. Then, I found the card I had given him last year. It...
