After my accident, I was in a wheelchair for two months, and had to rely on people to get around or get things done.My house couldn’t be ramped and I had stairs so it was impossible to get out on my own. While I’m still wearing both casts, I walk with a cane and no longer need the wheelchair. All…

For over the last two months I was using a wheelchair, having been hit and run over by a car. My foot was broken, and I was bruised and further injured a broken wrist. I thought that because I did so much work in diversity, and  had disabled friends and family that I understood disability issues. I quickly found out…

In the last two weeks, I have managed to break my wrist and my foot in  two separate incidents. I broke my  wrist on January 21, when my son, and two of our friends who are also diversity and inclusion consultants decided to take a break from work and visit the tide pools at half moon bay.    The day…

There has been a lot of excitement generated around the  upcoming presidential election.  I have talked to people who have never voted before, and/or have not even paid much attention to who’s  in office, and many of them have told me that this election was different and that they would vote.  So I have been dismayed and disappointed in the…

Several of my clients who telecommute have asked me what they can do to stay focussed when they work from home. Here are some of my suggestions: • Separate your workspace from the rest of the house. Some timesyou may have to close your door and write down your hours of business andcaution:do not disturb • Keep a work mindset…

I’m irritated when someone says they don’t think “we” are ready to elect a black and/or female president. That doesn’t mean anything to me. What do they mean when they say ready. I get ready to go to a meeting by getting my files together. I get ready for bed when I brush my teeth. I get ready to see…

I haven’t listened to Imus since he has returned, but I will. I have read about his new format, along with various opinions and comments about whether he should have been allowed to return. I’ve heard his statements and his apology and the way he said he is going  to run his show. I don’t know what other diversity and…

Holiday stress is a big topic these days. Stress around money, gifts, religion, traffic, other people’s holiday stress too much work or no work. Whatever stress has affected us all year gets magnified in December. And then, its the new year. So, we make resolutions that we hope will help us alleviate the stress from December. A lot of people…

I am getting tired of all the candidates and everyone else in office trying to out relgious each other. Why do they have to prove their faith. At this point I would prefer a quiet athiest who at least doesn’t think they have messages from god that determine how they govern. I rather people keep their religious beliefs out of…

The December holiday season can be a time when people of different backgrounds come together and share traditions. While the majority of people in the USA celebrated Christmas, there are large numbers of people who are not Christian who don’t celebrate Christmas. i’m one of those people. I’m Jewish but I’m part of an interfaith, intercultural family, so I get…