I’m typically ok with gray and nuance. But I also thrive on data. I like making informed decisions. But this year, informed decisions have been hard to come by. And, this year data really mattered. Matters. And, it’s like the world is just saying “too bad”. Data is […]
Courage is contagious Courage is not for those without fear Courage means being afraid and still forging ahead Be courageous Dare to let fear be your companion
Dream, dream, dream Give in to to the breaking seams Practice what I preach My mind has been breached Doubt, chaos, and curiosity It all feels like grand monstrosity Evil can be banal Swimming in a pitted canal Heart racing Bracing Standing on a fiercely moving windmill Can’t […]
I am a very messy person. I try to neaten up every week and within minutes, I clutter things up again. I like a good mess. Not a bad mess, mind you. Sometimes, the mess is just too messy and you startle yourself into some kind of cleaning […]
My mom loved election day. She loved voting. She truly cared and felt her vote counted. Or that she wanted it to count. Had she still been alive for this election, I know she would have stood happily in those lines. Election day often fell on her birthday […]
Perseverance. There’s strength in those stones. She could feel it emanating from the ground into her bones. She was not ready to give up and she was going to get the will from all that she touched. She had lost much and had been knocked down many times. […]
This year has been an exercise in turning the sound down. Ignoring the noise. This much-needed exercise for me has been at the personal, professional, and societal level. Earlier this year, a dear friend tried to calm me down by telling me to ignore a particular person who […]
I recently recalled a tense situation from over five years back. It was a room filled with people who didn’t want to be there and a woman who was gruff and angry spilling her anger over everyone. I remember telling myself repeatedly that the situation would eventually end. […]
I now know how it tastes I now know I can I now know patience I now know I’ve got the words I now know my empathy I now know to not believe in sharks I now know there are heights I now know blood runs through the […]
Today, is the long-awaited (perhaps dreaded) election day in the United States. And, I am going to share a random story. Seemingly so. I tend to digress much a story about spackle is just right for today. Yes, spackle. That goey thing you use to fill up holes […]
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