Cherie's Random Thoughts

This morning during my daily review of various blogs I follow I discovered the Seattle Times' project entitled, Under Our Skin . This was truly one of best projects I have seen in regarding the topic race.  The project highlights 18 interviewees thoughts on the following concepts:  institutional racism, a person of color, racist, ally, microaggression, all lives matter, politically correct, colorblindness, safe spaces, safe spaces, diversity, white privilege and white frailty.    It was refreshing to see such diverse perspectives on these topics in a way that helps us understand how different we think about concepts around race. This is critical to our current perceptions about race and ultimately reminds us of the importance of having authentic was we could discuss the concept of race.  Also, I found the addition of a video narrative of each of the participants very important in that it helped me to understand who they were as human beings.  The entire documentary takes ar

After reading Dr. Nico Rose's article entitled, "The Anatomy of Meaningful Work", I am reminded of two of the points he stressed in the article: one that meaningful work is not contigent on the type of work and comes from within.  Looking back on the various types of work I have had since my first job at age 11, I am reminded of the running theme they have had for me: they were all meaningful and had a great purpose in my life and the life of others. Whether it is when I worked at WaWa and would spend hours in the fridge & freezer with my boss, Tony, putting away the days delivery or when I had worked with preschoolers with special needs. As person who has always enjoyed the concept of work, I understand deeply the importance of it being meaningful. My rule of thumb as always been to give 110% and to always work on honing your craft.  Rose's article is one that all should read and play close attention to the seven components of meaningful work he list at the end o