To Break or Not to Break the Chain
Will You Check the Box? The message pops up on my phone’s screen this morning. “Did you or did you not break your chain!?” I get a bump in energy.…
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Platinum Rule or Golden Rule?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
The noise. The poop. The trampled grass. It’s that time of year again. The Canada geese are all here and all mating. From my perspective on the shore, it looks…
Read moreHow to Read a Book (i.e., Live a Life) by Pausing on the Page
It is 30 minutes before lights out on Saturday night. I’m lying in bed, casually reading the poetry book with the green cover that was loaned to me a few…
Read moreDid I Say Too Much? When You Get a Vulnerability Hangover
“Vulnerability asks you to soften your ego so we can see your soul.” – Sasha Tozzi To Post or Not to Post? I wake up at home in my bed…
Read more6 Notes to Myself Before Our Next Fight
My thoughts in the car after a garden-variety argument with my spouse on a long ride home: If somebody says to you, “You hurt my feelings,” (1) believe them. Don’t…
Read moreDo You Think They Want Your Words?
No Words She abruptly stopped talking as we stood outside her front door. She asked if we could wait here a minute. We said yes. When she came back, she…
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