The Quiet Rebel 02.18.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: Bubble Break Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader! Three newsletters in three weeks. . . Somewhat selfishly, I am pushing myself to get this newsletter to you for the third consecutive week, because there are some really cool events coming up that I've been invited to participate in and I would love to share them with you. So - rather than bog you down with a bunch of information right now - I'm going to encourage you to step away...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Quiet Rebel 02.18.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: Executive Orders Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader! We made it to another Tuesday. Executive Orders seems to have the community in a stronghold. . . Maybe you're already familiar with the power of Executive Orders and maybe you're just now starting to pay attention because there have been SO many in fewer than 30 days. In nearly every conversation I have had in the past few weeks, we manage to discuss the impact and dread that...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The Quiet Rebel 02.11.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: Love & Heartbreak Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader! It's Tuesday again. I've been trying to condense 30 years into 10 minutes. . . For the past couple of months, I have been working with two storytelling coaches in preparation for tomorrow's HTX Storytellers which is part of an ongoing Houston Landing series. The theme for tomorrow's event is Love & Heartbreak and in my life I've had plenty of both. The challenge I've faced in...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
The Quiet Rebel 01.21.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: Fear Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader, Happy-ish Tuesday! We're afraid and trying not to let fear steal our joy. . . As a 7th grader at Lanier Middle School, in Houston, TX, we had a student teacher who offered a lesson on the "pros and cons of slavery." I know that feels and sounds preposterous, but she was serious. That was likely the first time I remember using the Quiet Rebel energy to push back against an injustice on...
2 months ago • 2 min read
The Quiet Rebel 01.21.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: Snow Day Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader, Happy Tuesday! In Houston, we're having a snow day . . . No matter where you are in the world, I hope you are safe and warm today. I live in a city that is not readily prepared for temperatures below freezing. So, when the predication calls for precipitation that has a chance to stick, the entire city shuts down. Our roads and tires aren't prepared for snow. We don't have many...
2 months ago • 2 min read
The Quiet Rebel 01.07.25 Tuesdays w/TJae: New Year, New Website Share this, and previous newsletters. ↓ Hey there, Reader, Happy New Year! Anyone else figuring out life a little at a time? The beginning of a new year sometimes brings pressure for us to decide in advance what the whole year will look like. We make resolutions, create vision boards, purge, obsess over things that went unfinished in the previous year, etc. . . Admittedly, I've done some combination of all the above in previous...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader! I fully intended for the last newsletter to be the last newsletter for 2024, but then I woke up this morning with a wild hair, which we all knew was a real possibility. Word for the Year - 2025 In the pre-pandemic years, I usually established a word of the year. Often the word would creep into my spirit in late November and I'd have a chance to marinate in it before the mystique of New Year's Day. Well, that hasn't happened in while. And last week, I noticed that a few things...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader! Thank you for spending time with me in 2024. Unless I get a wild hair, (which sometimes happens) this will be the final newsletter for 2024. Within my family, the next few weeks are pretty full. Today (December 17) is my sister's birthday. She shared this date with my uncle who has passed. Next week is Christmas. My parents love this holiday and we'll eat too much food and compete over "White Elephant" gifts. Next is Kwanzaa (December 26 - January 1) which I don't celebrate, per...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader It's been quite a week. I would ask how you're doing . . . that's how several of the messages I have received this week began . . . I won't ask. I also won't presume to know. In the postmortem for last week's election, I have heard a lot of speculation about what went wrong. I'll say what I've said. This is America - as it is. If we desire different, we have to do different; we have to BE different. Know better, do better. "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you...
5 months ago • 2 min read