More Reflections
I’ll Stand By You: What Happens When We Let Someone Else In?
Who are you willing to stand beside, and who have you allowed to stand beside you? There’s a particular kind of strength in knowing how to stand beside someone. To stay when things are difficult. To notice what they need before they have to explain it. To learn the small details that make something easier,…
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO!: What Happens After the First Domino Falls?
Some stories become more interesting when you revisit them as an adult. Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! is one of those stories for me. I loved this book when I was a child. I grew up surrounded by Dr. Seuss books and the wonderfully strange worlds that came with them. Looking back now, I’m…
What Are You Choosing by Not Choosing?
“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin, “As Much Truth as One Can Bear” But what does it actually mean to face something? We often picture facing a situation as immediate action: making the call, having the conversation, choosing the path, setting the…
