Donna Howell-Sickles is one of my favorite artists. When I get my RV/trailer, I’m having one of her prints, or a mash-up of her work, repainted on it….She’s my favorite because her visuals send an unexpected, but very effective message - like this one - “Keeping Out The Bears.” More than an artist, Donna is a storyteller. I often think about what the story in this painting is. There are so many.
I was looking at it again this morning and thinking how often we all think putting up a picket …

Linda Hamilton is one of the most powerful people I now know of. And she’s often homeless, and is physically crippled. She’s an older black woman in America - not exactly starting very high up on the food chain. But she doesn’t seem to notice. She has something most of us don’t have - compassion for a stranger. Start paying close attention at about 4:25 in this video. That’s when Linda appears.
One of the most common MISCONCEPTIONS about compassion, love, and PERSONAL POWER is that the wealthy or well off …