Small Kindnesses
What is the meaning of life?
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You know how there are weeks that go by hum-drum, with the day-to-day business of life so unremarkable it can be hard to tell one day apart from another, and then there are other weeks—weeks with ...
The Slight
I was recently sharing my excitement over something I had read that really resonated with me, and the person I was sharing with, who was typing on their phone and looking down, responded with a...
This Is An Urgent Message
Yesterday was my birthday—I’m now 47 years young, thank you very much. Though, based on the beautiful opportunity that EVERY birthday presents us, I’m actually embracing this birthday as #1. This...
Bullying Prevention Starts With Me
October is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Month. This is a really important topic for me—it stirs the deepest depths of my heart—and so I was asking the kids at dinner the other night about...
Write Your Own Ending
So, I learned first-hand over the summer the absolute joy that can come from allowing space for a little “What IF…?”s in our lives.
The Hope That Emerges
So, I backed into my neighbor’s mailbox the other day. Knocked it clean off its post. As it happens it was my daughter’s best friend’s house, so it brought my kids no small amount of merriment....
The Broken Places
I’ve come to understand something in the last few months that is in direct opposition to everything I’ve decided that I “knew” for as many years as I can remember. This realization is both...
The Lost Places
“I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.” Rosalía de Castro
Majestic
I love trees. Love them in ways I can’t explain.