When I wrote All Gifts, my memoir, I realized that everything that had happened in my life, even the hard and the painful, had been a gift. In my blog and in The All Gifts Podcast I explore this concept further. How do some people not only face insurmountable challenges also look back at those challenges with gratitude?
Read MoreIn this episode of The All Gifts Podcast artist influencer, wife and mother, Chantel Deniese joins me to discuss how forgiveness unlocks deeper levels of healing, creativity, and freedom in our lives.
Why Forgiveness?
We have justifiable reasons to be angry, offended, or hurt. Maybe we’ve been betrayed, abused, or let down by people we trusted. . .
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk to my youngest son, Evan, about anger. His wisdom belies his twenty-three years. You’ll want to listen and learn how he went from explosive anger to gifts of love and grace. As the conversation evolves, you might discover, as I did, how anger has been a gift in your life.
Read MoreIn Episode 7 of The All Gifts Podcast, How to Redefine Failure, I have a conversation with my twenty-nine-year-old son Jarelle Dampier about things we’ve perceived as failures in our lives but which looking back, we can now see as gifts.
Read MoreTo be the kind of leader that I want to be, I’ve learned to first lead myself. For more, please listen to the related All Gifts Podcast Episode 6, Leading Yourself Through Change and Disruption.
These are just a few practices I do regularly to “lead myself” well . . .
Read More2020 has been the great equalizer. It has forced us all, no matter race, gender, or income, to face change. We can resist change, or we can transform it into a gift.
Read MoreYou’re probably thinking I’ve lost it. How can attending video meetings be a gift? Most of us enjoy at least some face-to-face interaction and have suffered due to shelter in place orders where socialization has been limited to digital platforms. . .
Read MoreAlthough COVID-19’s forced isolation has been immensely difficult, it has had unexpected gifts. As I discussed in my previous post, one of the gifts has been finding and owning more of my voice and identity. Surprisingly, this was reinforced by the awakening of racial injustice to our American consciousness.
The events of 2020 gave me an opportunity to reflect more on my racial identity . . .
Read MoreIn March, my job which consisted of traveling, meeting with my team, and being in front of customers, shifted to working from home. I went from face-to-face interaction with tons of people to staring at screens all day. Even my church went to digital services . . .
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