Julie QuirozApr 283 minFood CultureFood culture consists of the relationships and experiences we engage through food—the way food shapes our experiences of the world ...
Julie QuirozMar 302 minTendernessOn my fingers I count, first on one hand, then on the other, all the young people I know, personally or through others, who have taken...
Julie QuirozFeb 283 minComing BackNext week marks two years since the first cases of COVID emerged in Michigan, where I live. As our deeply troubled world begins to open...
Julie QuirozJan 284 minTempted By ScarcityI’m tempted to believe in scarcity right now. That the way things are is the only way they can be. So I’m closing my eyes and remembering...
Julie QuirozDec 30, 20213 minOpening Lines"Let me sing to you now, about how people turn into other things." Ever since my first book love when I was 18 I've chosen books ...
Julie QuirozDec 2, 20213 minSalsa LessonsWise people taught me that vision lives in our whole bodies, not just in our heads. When everything goes dark, we practice vision in our...
Julie QuirozNov 4, 20213 minStories of How We ChangeOur stories are sacred. Our stories are powerful. Our stories, like ourselves, are part of a longer arc that we have inherited and will...
Julie QuirozOct 5, 20212 minStrategy for WholenessWhat is cultural strategy? I was asked recently, by Nayantara Sen of Real Food Real Stories. After honoring the many brilliant people who...
Julie QuirozSep 3, 20213 minUrgent LessonsIn these past weeks I’ve searched my soul, again, for what is most important to do in the world.
Julie QuirozAug 6, 20211 minStarting to UnderstandA giant sunflower appeared in my garden, in space carved through grass and dirt long before I arrived.
Julie QuirozJul 9, 20211 minBirth Detroit Says "Lead With Us""We were birthed out of what the community said that they wanted and that they needed. That's our roots and we will never stray from...
Julie QuirozJun 8, 20212 minAnimating Community SolutionsI looked up the word “animate” and discovered that it means, literally, “to bring to life.” I love that. And I love that I got to play...
Julie QuirozMay 10, 20212 minSynchronicityI’m paying attention to coincidence right now, to synchronicity, to moments when two actions happen at precisely the same time. One of...
Julie QuirozApr 10, 20212 minPractice & PowerPractice may be the simplest and hardest part of creating the future. I was reminded of this recently, when two beloved collaborators...
Julie QuirozMar 10, 20212 minAll The IngredientsWho will I invite to co-create with me in this purpose? How will this build community? How will this echo out to our children’s...
Julie QuirozFeb 7, 20212 minCOVID Love StoriesI call myself a story listener. I love to listen for a story's essence as it reveals itself in people’s words. I love to gather the...
Julie QuirozJan 12, 20212 minNow's the Time for Poetic WisdomWe’ve never needed poetry more than we do now. A few years ago I wrote that poetry is about seeing, naming, and valuing “our tingles of...
Julie QuirozDec 12, 20203 minStories, Memory, Balance, LifeIn 2020 I lost my balance. Literally. In September, a neurologist in ER told me that I had vestibular neuritis, a severe but temporary...
Julie QuirozNov 13, 20203 minEmbracing Conflict in 20202020 was a year that asked, “Who are you?” It was a year that asked who we are -- as people, parents, friends -- when everyday routines...
Julie QuirozOct 14, 20203 minAncestral Wisdom in Our WorkMy ancestors play an important role in my work. That wasn’t always true. It was a big leap for me to begin understanding my life in...