When we say the word “service” sometimes we think about the waitress who brings us our coffee, or the mechanic who fixes our car. A whole other world of “service” points us to the military, missionaries, and nonprofit volunteers who build houses for people who’ve lost them in natural disasters. But there are other jobs […]
In the late 80’s and early 90’s we saw a great swell in business towards affirmative action like policies that brought people together from different walks of life to work together. The idea was meant to open doors to people who had historically faced discrimination by favoring them in contemporary settings. For some, it was […]
There is a lot of talk about vulnerability and empathy these days. We are seeing calls for new kinds of leadership, and new kinds of relationships. Connections based on trust and openness are more equitable, more collaborative, and last longer this we know. But what we haven’t yet seemed to master is how to create […]
Life doesn’t always go as we planned, this is a fact we are all to familiar with. What I am particularly interested in though, is understanding how I can be better at making plans that fit with the way life is going. Planning is only valuable if we have certain assumptions we can rely on. […]
You’ll sometimes hear people say, “Marriage is hard work” and when you take a moment to think about it, you realize there is no truer statement. When two people come together and form a union for the rest of their lives it’s a huge deal, and almost strange that it has become the norm. How […]
1. Your body is yours. You can loan it out but it always leaves with you Smelling like them Their fingers imprinted on your soft skin You will feel them hovering but they are no longer in touching distance 2. The next day, you will smile wider than you ever have before You will walk […]
There is a special skill that many athletes, have. Many soldier,and entrepreneurs have it as well. It is the thing that makes them able to face insurmountable obstacles and overcome the tragedy of grave failure, pick them selves up and try again. This is the same skill that the ultra-marathon runner employs in mile 62 […]
I find ironic that we are so focused on New Year’s Resolution at the beginning of the year. When we think of resolve, it harkens ideas of closure. But in January of every year we are doing anything but settling things, we are rustling them up. It is time for us to make good on […]
The world is hella changing ya’ll and 2017 was one of those years that no matter what you were doing you felt it. This past year was filled with HEAVY HEAVY emotions, deconstruction, meme’s and music that reflected the undercurrent of the current climate. In other words, we experienced the art created mid social climate […]
“Selfhood: The Space Between” opens December 1 and runs through December 12, 2017 at Nous Tous Gallery, and is presented by Honey Power Club, a feminist music and arts collective based in Los Angeles. The group exhibition and programming series speculates on identity as a potent subject, object, and tool of artists. “Selfhood” locates the […]