Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters
I can tell you where my anti-racism journey started. I’d walked through the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda where 250,000 victims of the mass slaughter of nearly one million people have been laid to rest. The visitor center exists for those wishing to understand the events leading up to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and remember those who perished. For…
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A while back, my swimmer daughter happened to tell me the vital importance of water in her life. When submerged in water, her brain stops running a hundred miles an hour; she thinks only of the movement of her body, a sense of peace envelops her. In water, she can breathe. “Everyone needs an escape, especially kids,” Natalie said at…
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Almost three years to this day, two dear friends drove 300 miles in one day to lay eyes on me. They’d read a troubling post I’d written a few weeks prior. A dark, desolate thought for their beloved friend, no matter how fleeting, sent up red flags two friends could not ignore. I was kind-of hoping none of my close…
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It’s April 28. I know… dates have kind-of lost their significance. But I know what day it is today. I’ve been waiting for it for over a year. Nothing looks like I expected it to look today, but I made a point to marvel at it anyway. I got up very early, before everyone else in the house, and I…
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A few days ago, our family hired a nice man to place fresh pine straw (think mulch) in many places throughout our yard. For several hours, the man worked, and then he spent another good chunk of time walking around inspecting his work. At last, he knocked on our door. I was surprised to find him visibly upset. He’d lost…
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On Friday afternoon, a box containing copies of my finished book, LIVE LOVE NOW, was delivered. A year ago, I was in the thick of writing it. Most days, I was unsure of whether or not I’d be able to complete this endeavor that required much more than I expected. So, after opening the box, I picked up a book,…
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