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Diversity & Inclusion
Valerie Alexander

Privilege Explained Through Baseball – and It’s So Easy to Understand…

Imagine a baseball league where three of the ten teams get five strikes before a batter is out and the rest only get three strikes. And these teams all play each other. What would be the result? And what happens when the advantage is taken away?

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October 3, 2023 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

The U.S. National Parks Welcome You! Unless You’re a Girl…

I was in Zion National Park this past weekend, and noticed something so heartbreaking and infuriating, and such a slap in the face of inclusion,

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August 16, 2023 No Comments
Diversity & Inclusion
Valerie Alexander

THIS is what Happiness & Inclusion looks like!

THIS is what inclusion looks like!
THIS is what it means to not have to code-switch to achieve excellence in your field.
THIS is bringing your true, authentic self…

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January 25, 2021 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

Be Happy for the Winner – Even When it’s Not You…

Part of my ongoing quest to be happy is being happy for other people, even when I’m a little sad…and jealous.

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December 8, 2020 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

The Care and Feeding of the Introverts We Love

I heard from so many introverts who had never, ever seen this condition so clearly spelled out and felt waves of relief

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December 3, 2020 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

Keeping the Thanks in Thanksgiving!

This is a year with challenges unlike any other, which makes a day celebrating gratitude right now just about the most perfect thing we could

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November 25, 2020 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

What Are You Saving it For? Be Happy Now!

Wear the T-shirts you love. What else are you saving them for?

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November 19, 2020 1 Comment
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

Time to Stop Worshipping “Productivity”

by Valerie Alexander A friend who happens to be a very talented writer posted this on Facebook: Dear Universe: More hours in the day. More

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November 2, 2020 2 Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

An Easy Choice Between the Blues and Happiness

So next time your life looks like this comic strip, think about all there is to be happy about. 

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October 27, 2020 3 Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

Successful, Accomplished, Happy…or All Three?

When others give you light, accept it.
Bathe in it.
Let it warm you.
Hold a piece of it with you forever.

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October 20, 2020 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

You Can’t Predict the Future. That Should Make You Very Happy!

The future is uncertain, so be happy now, regardless of your bad day, week or year.

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October 17, 2020 No Comments
Happiness!
Valerie Alexander

Turn Your Frustration Into Fuel!

Focus on what you can do to make your life better, either within or outside of the place where you are stuck, and you can weather any amount of strife.

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October 12, 2020 No Comments
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