Let Go of Being Right – When Being Right Is Wrong (and Dangerous)
“Yes, the mind is very useful, but when it does not recognize its own finite viewpoint, it is also useless.” – Richard Rohr When We Think We Know It was…
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I double-check my notes. I’m on the second floor of my local public library. The call number for the library book is correct. But where is the book? Maybe it…
Read moreWhen Grace Catches Us as We Fall
Sometimes I want to give up. I see the long line stretching in the Alabama heat—people standing for hours, waiting for three afternoons a week just to get a free…
Read moreWhen You Can’t Repay
On a cold day a few weeks earlier, I sneaked her a little box of chocolates (these are just for you!) because I think every woman needs chocolate, right? I…
Read moreAre you a new one?
Ms. Willie is always our last visit. She lives on the top floor of the public-housing apartments that Kay and I deliver supper to on Wednesday afternoons. With all the…
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…
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