Growth

  • All Is Not Lost

    I started this post four months ago. All it had was the title. I have no idea what I had on my mind in June, but rather than dump it, I thought I’d sit with it and consider what is… Continue reading

    All Is Not Lost
  • The Soft Life

    Some people were meant to have soft, gentle lives. I was not one of them. Sometimes through choices of my own, and sometimes because of the things life has thrown at me, I’ve had to navigate a fair amount of… Continue reading

    The Soft Life
  • My Village

    I graduated from high school 34 years ago. Between 1990 and 2018 I’ve moved 16 times, spanning 5 states and 10 cities. Because I’ve relocated so frequently, my village is quite spread out. I no longer live in the city… Continue reading

    My Village
  • Everything Is Hard

    When I was seventeen, I left home for the first time for six months. It was unequivocally the best decision for me at the time. Home seemed hard, which in retrospect was not hard at all. I probably made it… Continue reading

    Everything Is Hard