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Befriending Dragons | Cindy Gross
@cindygross.bsky.social
SQLCindy | Equitable Leadership | Race + Gender Equity | Befriend Dragons, don't slay them | Delaware & Cherokee, Indigenous | Seattle | I nurture leaders & transform cultures
I used AI to tell a truth I see every day:
Underestimated leaders aren’t broken.
We carry dragons — fear, brilliance, dreams — just trying to thrive in systems never built for us.

What if they (and we!) are not the problem… but the power?

See what resonates:
befriendingdragons.com/meet
August 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Trump admin claims they're playing 4D chess, but they're throwing checkers across Settlers of Catan boards, misquoting Ticket to Ride rules, and tossing in Can't Stop moves willy-nilly. They create chaos, leave it for others, then call us disloyal for calling out their fake games.
April 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Audrey Lorde says "caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." Care for yourself.
December 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Check out my analysis of how to be Wicked Confident based on Elphaba's Ozdust ballroom scene in the Wicked movie. Find it in the archives here: befriendingdragons.com/newsletter/
December 13, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Mini Jesus was waiting for us on a shelf at the grocery store. He appears to be asking what the hell is wrong with all the Americans who voted for a rapist who is appointing rapists to key government positions. @gina93.bsky.social.
November 17, 2024 at 4:54 AM
We found Jakob Two Trees today! @gina93.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 3:33 AM