Gritty, Determined, Stubborn Optimism
On Saturday night, Theresa and I hunkered down for the two hours and 40 minutes of theatrical goodness that is Hamilton. Like many people, I’ve had my kick of … Read More
Rearranged Socks, Rearranged Thoughts
October 5, 2020
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Sarah B
I was 19 when I bought a proper piece of furniture for myself for the first time. The man at the junk shop – which is to say, the … Read More
Who do you want to be when things go sideways?
September 28, 2020
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Sarah B
A week or two ago, during a newspaper-inspired conversation about the coming election, Theresa asked, “What are we going to do it if it doesn’t go the way we … Read More
The Often Overlooked Critical Component to Survival
September 21, 2020
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Sarah B
It was 2004 or so when I first heard of the Slow Foods Movement. Started in Italy, Slow Foods was a reaction to, you guessed it, fast food. The … Read More
Joy and Sorrow as Humanity’s Warp and Weft
September 14, 2020
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Sarah B
It astonishes me sometimes – no, often – how ever person I get to know – everyone, regardless of everything, by which I mean everything – lives with some profound … Read More
Your Psyche is Made of Velcro
September 7, 2020
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Sarah B
In her memoir Why Religion? Elaine Pagels described noticing that she’s attracted to a female friend. A little background on her: Raised by atheist parents, she chose Christianity as … Read More
When Old and New Trauma are Shaken AND Stirred
August 24, 2020
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Sarah B
Since making my first entry in September of 2016, my five-year journal has paid dividends, both each evening as it cues me to ask myself, “What do I most … Read More
Unlearning My Way Forward
August 17, 2020
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Sarah B
A handful of years ago, I asked my mom to recount for me a bit of family lore. It was the kind of story that infuses most families, so … Read More
Seven Years and I’m More a Fool than Ever
August 10, 2020
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Sarah B
…only the fool thinks he is wise; the wise man knows himself to be a fool. Perhaps to be educated is to be a fool. The wise man knows … Read More
My Formula for Joy
August 3, 2020
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Sarah B
I share Shinzen Young’s equation for suffering – Pain x Resistance = Suffering – several times each week. That’s how powerful I find it: its presupposition of pain; its … Read More