Writings - hawah

March 28, 2020

This Is The Time – More Than a Virus

Blog 30 hour work week, arundhati roy, climate change, coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, environmental justice, Everlutionary, global citizen, hafiz, Hawah, loneliness, mystical, noam chomsky, peace education, Philosophy, poetry, poetry and prose, Positivity Not Panic, profit over people, rumi, social isolation, social justice, the poetry of yoga, world citizen

This is a time for remembering. For slowing down. For stopping. This is a time for pausing long enough to see the system for what it truly is. How we’ve been trapped by it. How we are held prisoner to our eight-hour work days. This could be a time to let the system reset. Do […]

March 28, 2020

Not All Dreams Are Equal

Blog Dr. King Day, Dr. King Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dream, Equality, equity, Everlutionary, Fighting for Equality, Great leaders, Hawah, Hawah Kasat, I have a dream, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Day, philanthropy, poetry and prose, social justice

We all have dreams, but some only dream about what will make them happy, while others dream about will make others happy. We all have dreams, but some dream about how to hoard all the opportunities for themselves, while others dream about how to create more opportunities for everyone else. We all have dreams, but […]

March 27, 2020

On Love and Loneliness

Blog alone, coping with depression, depression, Everlutionary, free will, freedom, gibran, hafiz, Hawah, Hawah Kasat, isolated, J. Krishnamurti, krishnamurti, loneliness, mystical poetry, physical distancing, poetry, poetry and prose, rumi, self harm, social isolation, solitude, spoken word poetry, suicide, ultimate freedom, understanding solitude

Dedicated to J. Krishnamurti and all of those who have ever wondered if flowers get lonely. You stood alone in the darkness, light pouring from your eyes, penetrating into the unknown, sailing into the vast waters of uncertainty. We explored the deep trenches of your wrinkles, canyons of wisdom flowing into the steeple of inquiry. […]

October 31, 2015

Why Preparation is the Reason You Failed.

Blog awareness, be a great leader, comfort zones, getting unstuck, improvising, keys to success, leadership, leadership development, mindfulness, move past perfect, perfection, perfectionism, practice doesn't always make perfect, preparation, public speaking, strategic, strategic improvisation, traveling, trust before suspicion, trust your instincts, trust yourself, writing on leaders

Have you recently felt unprepared? Perhaps you’ve told yourself, “I can’t apply for that job. I need more preparation. I don’t have enough experience.” Or maybe you’ve said, “I can’t go on that trip overseas. I’ve never traveled out of the country before!” We spend so much of our lives “preparing” ourselves. We’re preparing to […]

December 14, 2015

The Billionaire’s Dilemma: How to eradicate poverty

Blog Articles, bbc news, bill gates, billionaires, Blogs, buffett, class warfare, classism, cnn, compassion, economic freedom, equity, eradicate poverty, Everlutionary, Hawah, Hawah Kasat, impact investing, injustice, institutional racism, institutional violence, mark zuckerberg, middle class, new paradigm, philanthropic investment, philanthropy, Philosophy, poverty, structural violence, the atlantic, the giving pledge, the guardian, third world problems, upper class, warren buffett, wealth disparity

Last night I was up late reading the most recent news headlines. More mass killings, this time in San Bernardino county and more billionaires (this time Mark Zuckerberg among others) signing a pledge to give away large chunks of their fortunes to charity. In 2010, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett challenged fellow billionaires to give […]

April 17, 2020

Your Path to Destiny

Blog action and reaction, awareness, balancing act, be a great leader, catch that bus, choice, choice and destiny, comfort zones, destiny, free will, freewill and choice, getting unstuck, improvising, it wasn't meant to happen, keys to success, leadership, leadership development, mindfulness, move past perfect, out of my control, perfection, perfectionism, practice doesn't always make perfect, preparation, public speaking, strategic, strategic improvisation, the problem of choice, the universe, traveling, trust before suspicion, trust your instincts, trust yourself, writing on leaders

I remember one day walking to the bus stop. Sweat was dripping down my chin while I gazed upon the half tilted, faded metal bus stop sign a block away. I see an unorganized huddle of bodies. A few are singing email to their smart pads. A few sit on a wooden bench, staring out […]

April 17, 2020

Stop Hating On Darkness

Blog board vs. board of education, classism, darkness and lightness, doll test, Dr. Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Dr. King Day, Dr. King Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dream, duality, Equality, equity, Everlutionary, Fighting for Equality, gender bias, Great leaders, Hawah, Hawah Kasat, I have a dream, institutional racism, institutional violence, interdependence, Lincoln Memorial, malcolm x, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Day, oppression, philanthropy, poetry and prose, racial overtones, racial slurs, racism, sexism, skin lightening creams, social justice, structural violence, supreme court, white fragility, womb time, yin yang

Why do we often associate darkness with evil? It’s a common analogy, used as a teaching tool in many settings. You’ve heard it I’m sure? The light is good and the dark is evil. Even Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reinforced this allegory: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot […]