This week, I realized something huge
What if… my career choice of fundraising was in fact a trauma response? What if… what if… I was nurtured to become a fundraiser? I am the eldest daughter, when I was little I was parentified, encouraged to solve everyone’s problems, have no boundaries, be a doormat, take care of others, think of myself last, […]
How to be more pirate
How to be more pirate- means following the way the pirates have led us to a future that is in rebellion to the authoritarianism, fascism, and corporate totalitarianism that we find ourselves in. From Flynn and Olivia De Havilland in Captain Blood- which I watched a LOT with my brother and cousins when I was […]
4 Quotes on Suffering
Since the pandemic began, we’ve had a lot of suffering. And so I want to give you some quotes on suffering to help you out. Here’s a thought- Did you know that US Thanksgiving is basically the worst time to travel in the entire year? Why? Whole slews of people are going back to […]
We must be living in a time loop
I am a peasant, and so are you. There are so many parallels between 1500 and 1600 and now. We must be living in a Time Loop. Capitalism is killing the world, devaluing and demeaning women and children. We live in a world full of landlords, serfs, and a ruling class that could not care […]
Your Permission to Do Less in 2024
Hey. You. Yeah. Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated person. I see you. You got through 2023 in one piece. Well done. Are you starting your to-do list for the year, and it looks like a lot of the stuff you had to do last year? You know that big to-do list that never seems to get […]
This is my love letter to nonprofit leaders
Dear nonprofit leader, This is my love letter to you. Here’s what I love and admire about you: You are a helper! You overcome your fears and learn how to fundraise. You learn to research, to write and speak persuasively, and you get shit done! Our organizations run because you are focused and motivated to […]