It’s amazing what we get used to. Before last Wednesday, I couldn’t remember the last time I had a splinter, and now I have my second this week. They’re odd little things, so small, and practically imperceptible, and then you hit it just right and it reminds you it’s there, and you tell yourself you …
Why is it that we’re all so quick to offer help, but so hesitant to admit we need help? Last year, I asked my friend Jed to take a somewhat formal role as a mentor for me because I needed the accountability. The great thing about knowing you’ll be talking to someone regularly, specifically about …
The grace is so evident these days. There’s a softening taking place, a melting into reality such as it is, and in the melting, also a rising, a search for the beauty, and signs of redemption on the horizon. In some ways, I feel like this is as desperate as I have ever been, as …
Do you want to take straw and make it gold? Last week was one where the weight of reality felt like more than I could carry. The first half of the week was spent at the end of my rope. There are two stories that won’t let go, stories of hurt and disappointment, and feeling …
People make fun of girls like me, and I’m OK with that. We’re the ones who are ready for sweater weather and cozy blankets, cool evenings and warm spice, bonfires, leaves and all the pumpkin things, and it’s not even September. What can I say, I love it all. I am trying to make a …
Last week, I posted – very much accidentally – a live video on my Facebook profile. The “how” of it is not a great story, let’s just say it was meant for my writing community, as a response to a particular challenge, and that when my entire news feed was filled with people posting to …
In the middle of winter, 2012, I went looking for a safe place to let my heart break, and found it on a mountainside in Colorado. In the clear light and thin air, I started to face the ways that life was not turning out as I had expected it would. I had been *trying* …
After my grandfather passed away, my dad took our family to New York City. He wanted to give my grandmother something to look forward to, and overall it was a lovely trip, but that’s unfortunately not the point I’m here to make. By the last day, we had used up our metro passes, and we …
“This time matters.” Take a moment. Take a breath. Today matters. This week matters. This year matters. Because you matter. You count. “This time matters.” I say this to myself at least once a day, usually when I’m trying to slough away layers of stress or get my mind to focus on something worthwhile. You …
When you look at the world, what do you see? When you look at your day, what do you see? When you look at your circumstances, what do you see? I’ll be honest, I’m having a hard time answering those questions these days. In many ways – big ways – I’m craving change. All of …