Short Film Festival #8: Playdate
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A little girl discovers a homeless woman in her yard – and invites her for a play date. Watch it now.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Short Film Festival #7: A Guide to Dining Out in Nairobi
A Kenyan man gets a $10 USD tip, then hatches a plan to spend it. This short satirical comedy tackles serious themes of economic...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 4: Crystalized Glides by Javierr
Hypnotic. Elegant. Surprising. Watch it now.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Nov 27, 20221 min read
A Trip to the Grocery Store
Author and educator Dr. Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses her White privilege to stand up to systemic inequity.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Short Film Festival #6: Café para Llevar
Powerful story of love found and lost by Spanish director and screenwriter Patricia Font. Watch it now.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 3: Rachid Alexander
Be mesmerized by classically trained Rachid Alexander, male belly dancer.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Nov 6, 20221 min read
The Rules
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn Heavy into shopping at the markets in Jaipur, India, I realized I was...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 30, 20221 min read
The Gabor Maté Reader
Acclaimed Canadian physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté has worked for decades in Vancouver as a family physician, palliative care...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 2: Duo Straps by Tarek & Kami Lynne
Watch these transcendent aerial artists.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 1: Tuu by Momix
Watch Tuu by Momix.
Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 9, 20221 min read
In the Grand Scream of Life I’m Doing Well
I’m wild, wet, worn and woven into gossamer hung between earth and heaven in a five-star dream where angels are liberated from Satan’s...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 2, 20220 min read
Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Letting Go
A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you can control it. John Steinbeck I visited the port city of...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 18, 20221 min read
A Black-Owned Beach Is Returned to Its Owners after 97 Years
Wedding portrait of Charles Aaron and Willa A. Bruce who purchased the beachfront property in 1912. Image Credit: California African...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 12, 20220 min read
Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 7, 20221 min read
Crushed by Negative News? Sign up for the Reasons to be Cheerful Newsletter
Discovering Reasonstobecheerful was a lifesaver. I discovered it on Oct 7, 2021, when I was feeling deeply hopeless about humanity....
Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Hatching an Idea is a Lot Like Baking Bread
“Hatching an idea is a lot like baking bread. An idea needs to rise. If you poke at it too much at the beginning, if you keep checking on...
Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 21, 20221 min read
She Dreams of Dance
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Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Conversation Starter: SNL’s Amazon Go Skit
“So, you want me to just take something and walk out?”
Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Stepping Out: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York
I learned that I was very capable on my own after years, during marriage, of being told I was incapable. Lynda, 69-year-old “financial...
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