Author Archives: Dignity Freedom Fighter

“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about what you’ve done with those accomplishments. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It about what you’ve given back”   Denzel Washington  Much of my life I have strived for accomplishments. It wasn’t becauseContinue reading “Dignity: Up Lift and Give Back “

I was asked yesterday by a friend and colleague do I ever run out of things to say every week. I told her that I never know what I am going to write until I sit in front of my computer and start typing. The words are mine, but the message comes from someplace higher.Continue reading “Dignity: Keep Hope Alive “

September for me is a month of celebration and a month of sadness and remembrance. I celebrate the birthday of the person who gave me life and was my first mentor, my mother Phyllis. I celebrate the birthday of my oldest daughter Cassandra, and I remember the life of my children’s great-grandfather Harold T. Hall.Continue reading “Dignity: September “

“They thought that I’d be weak But you made me strong They thought that I would crumble But they were so wrong You held my hand and encouraged me to stand When they said I couldn’t do it I heard You say You said, “Yes you can”  Marvin Sap- Song “Yes You Can”  Yesterday (August 31, 2023) was International Overdose Awareness Day.Continue reading “Dignity: Yes, You Can “

This morning I was sitting in my kitchen having my breakfast and I was thinking about what I wanted to write about today. Often my ideas come to me the moment I sit in front of my computer, and I begin typing. It has always been that way ever since I began writing this dignityContinue reading “Dignity: Growth Threw the Dignity of Others “

When I woke up this morning, I was setting up my Apple Music App to play while I did my usual 4 am workout. I have a set playlist I use to help keep me motivated. When I opened the app, this random song started playing. I never heard it before, but this verse caughtContinue reading “Dignity: Faith + Family = Foundation “

It has been 375 days since I started my role as Diversity Officer for Berkshire Health Systems (BHS). Often when we start a new job, and we pass the year one benchmark we look back and evaluate how we are doing. I asked myself these questions. What were my successes? Where can I do better? WhatContinue reading “Dignity: Day 375”

One of the things that I learned from reading Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom” is his ability to forgive. Under the Apartheid government of South Africa, he was robbed of 27 years of his life by being falsely imprisoned. Twenty-seven years of not seeing his children grow. Twenty-seven years away from his wife, family,Continue reading “Dignity: The Road to Forgiveness  “

It has been three years since I started writing these dignity posts. It all started as a commitment to my Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)team at Baystate Health. It was the day I changed as a leader, and it was the day I began to grow as a person. When I wrote my first dignity messageContinue reading “Dignity: Thankful for You “

In my life’s journey I have learned and discovered many things. I have learned much about myself and about others as well as the value of treating people with dignity. Honoring dignity you might think is an easy thing to do but it takes those hard lessons and all our mistakes to finally see howContinue reading “Dignity: Move Forward “