Light Under The Door
You wake and realize that you’re stuck in a dark room. You cling tightly to a broken plate whose edges … Continue reading Light Under The Door
Tag: Life Lessons
Don’t Outsource Your Cape
I think that the greatest teachers help make us wise, showing us how to learn for ourselves. To adapt a … Continue reading Don’t Outsource Your Cape
Talking to Ghosts
Please remember always that you matter, you count, and that your quiet, good life and unseen kind acts and unheard kind words contain more power and magic than petty kings and conquerors could dream of. Continue reading Talking to Ghosts
No Regrets!
I’ve been thinking a lot about regret lately. We often spend sleepless nights over “if only’s,” only to forget that … Continue reading No Regrets!
Lessons in Cynical Optimism (Vol. XLIII)
It is strange, but the older I get, the less interested I am in the cardboard heroes and the more interested I am in the cowards who try hard to be brave, or the cruel people who strive to be kind, or the liars who try to speak more honestly, or the lazy people who try to exert themselves, or the ignorant people who try to educate themselves, or… Continue reading Lessons in Cynical Optimism (Vol. XLIII)
Putting the “I” Back In “We”
It is right and good that I am Me and You are You (for a little while). We just need to remember that the goal is to also get to WE. Continue reading Putting the “I” Back In “We”
A Letter to My White Community
***DEAR WHITE FAMILY,*** My heart is very full after days and dozens of conversations and I have to address a … Continue reading A Letter to My White Community
The Party (A Parable)
I once saw someone on Quora asking what the point of life was if it all ends at death, and I was moved to write this little parable about my own journey. I’m resharing it here because I hope it can help a few other people wrestling with these things, especially now. Continue reading The Party (A Parable)
Make the Dark Small
“When I woke up and the dark wasn’t gone yet, and the dark seemed so big, then she sang soft … Continue reading Make the Dark Small
The Two-Way Street of Tolerance
The world is ending, you’re all bored out of your minds, so let’s get INSANELY and UNCOMFORTABLY PERSONAL! And let’s … Continue reading The Two-Way Street of Tolerance
Nearly Clever 