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Forge Forward. To make progress with something, be it quickly or slowly and steadily.  I’ve never understood why the human responses of potential negative connotation receive so much more attention. You know what I’m referring to . . . the instinct to fight, flight, or freeze. What about forging forward?  To better understand the option

vulnerability. The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.  Panicked is an understatement, I could feel my face reddening as I wished myself invincible. From head to toe my body filled with adrenaline. My mind, my mind was spiraling in a wave of embarrassment. 

change. To make someone or something different; alter or modify. It also means to replace something with something else, especially something of the same or better; substitute one thing for another. The act or instance of making or becoming different. Scrolling through the news these days is not for the faint at heart. Endless articles

You (Yes You) are a Steward  Steward. The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care. “You are a steward,” I spoke boldly into the auditorium of undergraduate students. Something about my tone, direct eye contact and disposition made me more authoritative, and to be honest made my eyes widen to my own

normalization. A tactic used to desensitize an individual to inappropriate behaviors. A manipulation of another human being to get them to agree to, or accept something that is in conflict with the law, social norms or their own basic code of behavior.  Have you ever noticed how we throw words around and everyone alters the initial

diversity erasure. This approach focuses on de-emphasizing differences (Wolso et al., 2000; Apfelbaum et al., 2012). Often seen as denial of differences by emphasizing sameness.  After speaking at a conference for higher education professionals, a conference attendee reached out to me to thank me for what I had said. Specifically, for mentioning that there is a