the confusion that precedes clarity

Share I’m one of those people who can tell you exactly what happened, play by play, in an intense discussion that I had with someone years before. I can usually tell you what I said, what he said, how he looked when he said it, what I said in response, and what I was feeling … Read more


declaring sovereignty

Share Digital sabbaticals do not come with automatic, built-in “A-ha!” moments. I’ll confess that I wanted the “A-ha!” about managing workloads–some kind of blinding insight on how to do things differently that would mean I could juggle everything on my plate, without disappointing anyone (including myself). I spent the first two weeks of my digital … Read more


To rise. To survive. To thrive.

Share I had never seen a gun up close until I met M–. He was several years older, and said that he was returning to school after doing a tour for the marine corps. He liked to go to the target range, he said. He drove a new Mustang convertible, and was taking a few … Read more


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