The night before my 30th birthday, I was…sad. Well, no…not sad exactly, but in the late hours of the evening I found myself feeling more and more overcome by a sense of melancholy. A feeling perhaps made worse by the apparent return of strep throat, which I had just gotten over. But I was fighting […]
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that […]
The start to a very long list. Uncontrollable laughter. Hugs. Watching the sun rise. You. …
What has provoked my mind to wander? A friend’s recount of the 8 steps of genocide. More specifically, the notion that the leader of a revolution requires the intent and ability to dissent both the oppressors and the oppressed; to cast off the false safety of complacency. A sober addict’s perspective on responsibility for oneself. […]
As another year ends, I find myself appreciative. 2010 has been…enlightening. A year full of adventure and contemplation, of joyful togetherness and of longing. I look back on this year in all of its ups and downs and, just as every year before it, I am grateful for the entire experience. I am resolved. May […]
So there I was, driving home after a truly lovely evening. Turning onto my street, Mom and I were in the midst of one of our notorious reflective conversations. I look up ahead and I can almost make out a dark figure crossing the street in front of me. I slow down to give him […]
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Here’s to never forgetting….
