Author Archives: louannthomas

About louannthomas

Speaker & writer

A Heart Remembers

Posted on April 16, 2018

My heart remembers things my head tries to forget. At least that’s the way it felt this morning when I woke up remembering today marks ten years since I got the call that my mother was failing fast and I … Continue reading →

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Tearing down the walls

Posted on March 31, 2018

I want to talk to you about building a wall. Not that wall. I’m talking about the walls we build inside of ourselves. The ones we create believing they will protect us. We feel loss, hurt, deceit and betrayal so … Continue reading →

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Again? Yes, again.

Posted on February 15, 2018

“It happened again,” was one of the first things spoken about the Valentine’s Day school massacre at a South Florida high school. Yes, it happened again. And if we don’t get this figured out, it will continue to happen, likely … Continue reading →

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Finding our way

Posted on August 29, 2017

I’ve been trying to make sense of the events of the last few weeks. Well, some of the events of the last few weeks. There have been so many! If your head is spinning too, it may help to remember … Continue reading →

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Calling all Helpers

Posted on August 29, 2017

As I write this, the images of people in Texas and Louisiana fleeing their homes with little more than they can carry breaks my heart and triggers vivid memories of the floodwaters I escaped in 2005. I know the depth … Continue reading →

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The Minister and the Muslim

Posted on March 21, 2017

Here’s a link to the latest installment of a project I do for Manhattan Magazine called The Last Word. https://issuu.com/sunflower_publishing/docs/mm17sp_singles. The project involves inviting two people who may or may not know each other to come together for a conversation … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter of an immigrant

Posted on January 31, 2017

My grandfather loved America with passion and pride. But he wasn’t born here. Grandpa came to the United States from Switzerland as young boy in the 1880’s.  He traveled here by ship with his mother and four siblings with only one … Continue reading →

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