Staying Power Podcast with Phyllis Cole-Dai

"We Are the Medicine"

Yet another African-American is dead at the hands of police: George Floyd, in Minneapolis. The coronavirus has only aggravated our country’s “pre-existing morbidities,” including white supremacy. The recovery of the nation depends on us. 
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"On Blessings & Camouflage"

Sometimes blessings come well-camouflaged. Other times, not. How disguised are we?
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"Pomp Amid Circumstances"

Every day is a graduation from who we were to who we will be. Regardless of our circumstances, it's worth some humble but jubilant pomp. 
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"Slice of Pie"

Gratitude is a form of love. It challenges us to push nothing away; to welcome everything that happens as an unexpected visitor to the guest house of our life.
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"Signature on the Letter of History"

Anything good we ever accomplish as a society will be due, in part, to our teachers. That good will be their indelible signature on the letter of history, surviving long after they're gone. 
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"A Soulful Music of Salvation"

Enduring the present crisis, each of us is creating “pandemic muscle memories.” With practice, we can make use of them all, and turn them to good purpose, bringing forth for the earth a soulful music of salvation.
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"Here's to Spiced Fish with Orange Sauce"

Healthy traditions, routines, and habits can sustain our balance when the ground gets shaky—if we don't give them up when we need them most. This weekly podcast is part of Staying Power: Your Virtual Care Package for the Pandemic. Get your free subscription here.

"Who Says You're Alone?"

We have to keep reminding ourselves, and each other, that companionship still awaits us, in more forms than we can count.This podcast is part of Staying Power: Your Virtual Care Package for the Pandemic. Care packages are emailed once a week. View past care packages here. Get your free subscription here.

"Loose Pieces of Tumbling Glass"

Living through each pandemic day is a little like peering into a brand-new kaleidoscope. Hold it up to the light. Can you see the loose pieces of tumbling glass—so many colors, dark and bright, their patterns changing as the kaleidoscope turns? 

"On My 58th Birthday: 58 Pandemic Prayers"

Phyllis observes her 58th birthday, sharing 58 one-line pandemic prayers, that they might uplift you.