Love in the Time of Violence

Love in the Time of Violence

I made the mistake of watching one of the videos showing the murder of Renee Good. No, “mistake” isn’t the right word, but the fact that it’s the first word that came to mind makes me realize how much I am being called to step up. ∾•∾•∾•∾•∾ I’m very sensitive to...
Are you an ambivert?

Are you an ambivert?

I see people talking about Introversion vs Extroversion as if those terms represent facts about energy management. They don’t. They’re a descriptive model. You know the phrase, “All models are wrong, but some of them are useful”—? At the point a model...
Anger as a tool

Anger as a tool

Anger gets a bad rap, but like a lot of things, that’s a matter of personal opinion. Me, I think of anger as different from more intrinsic feelings like sadness or joy. Instead, anger is more like a tool that has three primary functions: To “protect” us from...
Solstice

Solstice

Yesterday was the solstice, a time of transition. Lately, it seems like my life is nothing but transitions. As soon as I become accustomed to one thing, it changes, and then changes again. It’s a truism that nothing is constant but change, although there are...
The wisdom of regret

The wisdom of regret

I had a long, emotional conversation with my husband this morning. Yes, I know he’s been dead for two years; that’s beside the point. Trust me — I had plenty of arguments with my husband in my head while he was alive, too. 😁 But this one wasn’t an argument. This was...