Reintroducing Paige's Ponderings, my blog where I talk about whatever "pondering" I want to explore in the written and photo essay form. Check out my latest post below and feel free to explore the archives for some past provocative ponderings. Feel free to Tweet your feedback to me @ccsteed. Enjoy yourself!

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Join us as we talk about the intersectionality of introversion + race, gender, age, where you live, and who you love.  Hear from introverts about how in an extrovert-rewarding world, we lean into our differences in order to make an impact.#introvert+ #HushLoudly Register by 12/31/21: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdOuhpjgpEt2CoqimXRGsOximtnde7_Xv

For Women’s History Month, I had a chat with my colleague, tea entrepreneur, friend, and little sis, Aquinas “Queenie” Early. PR pro extraordinaire and founder of Deeply Rooted Teas, Queenie shares her lessons and revelations upon becoming a newly minted member of the finest 40 club.  https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=18222128

It’s Black History Month and there are so many great aspects of Black life and culture to learn about. This month, I’m spotlighting the Black Introvert movement, led by Jeri Bingham of Hush Loudly. She is launching the first Black Introvert Week in February 2021 and has some great info to share, events, and online… Read more »

Hello, 2021. How are you? You started out a little wild, but we still in here and we gon’ be alright! Season 3 of Firsts Over Forty kicks off with a conversation between my BFF Robin and me. I invited her on to talk about how important friendships are in general, and how ours has… Read more »

Kick-off the new year with a great virtual discussion amongst introverted leaders! Saturday, January 2nd is World Introvert Day and we will share our thoughts on 2021 being The Year of the Introvert. More and more people are becoming comfortable with sharing their introverted status and not being afraid to live their introverted life free… Read more »

This year has been a year. Who could have ever imagined? A global pandemic. A social justice movement. A pivotal presidential election. Yep, all of that happened this year plus some more stuff. How did you do? How did you survive/thrive/cope/excel? How did you grow? How did you help others? I woke up with those… Read more »