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i was talking with a friend the other night who was grieving the loss of his past self. really, he was wishing he could be that person...

in between my tossing and turnings in bed tonight, my mind began wandering in a typical autobiographical way. humans have this unique...

i grew up in the church-- so easter was always a sacred day for me. ever since i left religion, i've wrestled with where spirituality...

amidst the chaos of the coronavirus, i saw this beautiful post: china sent medical masks to italy with the roman poem: "we are waves from...

it's comes as no surprise that life can be brutal. there are times when things go so off the rails that you have to just laugh or google...

i was reading one of my favorite poets, henry wadwsorth longfellow, the other day when i came across this line: "For after all, the best...

us humans are really good at pretending we know what we're talking about. it's the concept that if you're overtly confident, no one will...

22: the age of questioning. the age of-- why did i make every decision i've ever made to get me where i am... & also where the hell am i...

i use the F word so much. i wonder if you're anything like me. i'll digress: i really enjoy trying many things out-- different jobs,...

it took me a while to admit what i'm about to tell you to myself: when my heart got broken, so did my sense of self. when the person i...

if you told me 6 months ago that i would be where i am, i would've slapped you. talk about a fun introductory sentence. but really. i...

today is mother's day. it occurred to me that there's a very good chance that i'll be a mother one day, so i started thinking about...

(best when accompanied by the song "featherstone " by paper kites) if you've clicked your way here, there's a few options: - you shop at...

Before Julius Caesar passed the Rubicon to begin the Roman Civil War, he said: "iacta alea est"-- or "the die is cast". It refers to a...

vulnerability begins with vulnerability. this has been a common refrain of mine in life. vulnerability is the shovel which allows us to...

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” -Nietzsche (song to listen to: Tomorrow by Miner) I've felt heavy...

Please stay. Those two words strung together create the most beautiful, genuine, difficult plea I've ever heard. To this day, if I say...

"grace swallowed with courage " when I was on a plane from Germany to Spain, I sat by this girl. She asked me what I write about. I told...

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he...

i urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called ephesians 4:1 it’s final week for most of my friends,...