Demecera https://demecera.com/ Transforming work, realizing human potential Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:09:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://demecera.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Demecera https://demecera.com/ 32 32 A New Tower of Babel https://demecera.com/a-new-tower-of-babel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-tower-of-babel Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:05:06 +0000 https://demecera.com/?p=541 “How are you?” If you’re from the United States, you know that this phrase just means, “Hello!” If you’re not from the United States, it can be jarring and baffling. Why do people ask this question, if they don’t really care? Eventually, newcomers to the USA realize that this phrase conveys a warm and friendly […]

The post A New Tower of Babel appeared first on Demecera.

]]> The Beauty of Making No Demands https://demecera.com/the-beauty-of-making-no-demands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beauty-of-making-no-demands Sat, 20 Apr 2024 20:18:30 +0000 https://demecera.com/?p=534 When I was a graduate student, I had a unique opportunity to work on a Black oral history project. It was called the Wisdom of the Elders, and it encouraged inter-generational and cross-racial experiences between students and the community. In a town south of Nashville, Tennessee, I interviewed elderly residents about their life experiences before […]

The post The Beauty of Making No Demands appeared first on Demecera.

]]> Seeking the Un-Like-Minded https://demecera.com/seeking-the-un-like-minded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeking-the-un-like-minded Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:52:24 +0000 https://demecera.com/?p=528 Throughout my life, I have looked for people like me. When I moved to the U.S. West Coast, I thought I had landed in Shangri-La. “These are my people! This is my place!” Finally, I had found my tribe: unconventional, eco-friendly, left-leaning idealists. A whole region of them. It was home…for a while. When I […]

The post Seeking the Un-Like-Minded appeared first on Demecera.

]]> The allure of chasing things https://demecera.com/the-allure-of-chasing-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-allure-of-chasing-things Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:47:13 +0000 https://demecera.com/?p=455 The urge to chase presents itself at a young age. First, we chase the attention of our parents and teachers. We chase grades, awards, accolades, educations. After that come the status careers and promotions, fancy cars and homes, and other markers of success. Most of us, at one point or another, are chasing something. We […]

The post The allure of chasing things appeared first on Demecera.

]]> Finding oneself while caring for others https://demecera.com/finding-oneself-while-caring-for-others/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-oneself-while-caring-for-others Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:42:43 +0000 https://demecera.com/?p=447 When you think of “taking care of someone,” what comes to mind? Perhaps you might think of “love,” “warmth,” “devotion,” “attention,” or “concern.” You might also think of “hardship,” “sacrifice,” “burden,” and “burnout.” All these words speak to the complex reality of taking care of our loved ones. I’m now in Year 3 of family […]

The post <strong>Finding oneself while caring for others</strong> appeared first on Demecera.

]]>