Whoever You Are, Come Visit
It’s been almost an hour. We are wrapping up the conversation with my uncle in the living room at his house. It’s been good to visit with him. And he…
Read moreHow Can You Know What You Don’t Know About Yourself? Here Are 3 Ways.
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns…things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns…things we don’t…
Read moreThis Is My Makeup Letter with Her
Dear . . . , We’ve known each other a lot of years. We’ve been everywhere together and spent hours and hours and hours in each other’s company. You’d think…
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7 Tools You Need to Overcome Your Addiction to Certainty
—Things I Learned from My Year of Uncertainty
But I *Need* to Know! We’re hardwired to desire certainty. We actually need to know certain things to keep ourselves alive. But when we don’t know something we want to…
Read moreHow Do You Use Language?
“We’re close,” said the text. Jeff was making breakfast when he got the text from his friends. But what did they mean by “close”? Close enough for Jeff to turn…
Read moreCamera On or Off? How to Bear Witness
No Video Please I snuggle into the recliner in my living room on this Sunday afternoon. I open my laptop. The Zoom event will begin in 5 minutes. I click…
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