Gift Budgets and the Pain of Uncertainty
Last week, I messaged Theresa from the aisles of a store: “How much trouble will I be in if I go a little over our gift budget?” On this, our … Read More
“I am brown and you are peach,”: More Wisdom from the Youngest Among Us
December 12, 2019
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Sarah B
“I am brown and you are peach.” Last month, I sat at a table at a community dinner and listened to a 5th grader tell this story of a … Read More
When Netflix Nurtures and When It Numbs
December 9, 2019
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Sarah B
I cancelled dinner with friends on Saturday. I spent the morning feeling gross in a way that I’m pretty sure had to do with a combo of sinus pressure and … Read More
Unfortunately/Fortunately: A Perpetual Gratitude Practice
December 2, 2019
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Sarah B
Next Sunday will mark the 3rd anniversary of the death of a man I always called Daddy Harold. I was in my 20s when I realized not everyone called him … Read More
Hubba-hubba, Gratitude – Lookin’ Good!
November 25, 2019
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Sarah B
I knew a woman who did all the gratitude practices – the journals and songs and dinnertime rituals with the kids and more – who seemed basically miserable to me. … Read More
Assumptions about an Active [Shooter?] [Situation?] [Human?]
November 18, 2019
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Sarah B
I’m writing this at 7:30 on the morning of Thursday, November 14, 2019. An hour ago, I got a call from one of my closest friends. He happens to live … Read More
The Sunny Side of Imposter Syndrome
November 8, 2019
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Sarah B
Though the term “imposter phenomenon” and I are birth-year twins – give it up for 1978! – it’s only been in recent years that what we’ve come to call Impostor … Read More
Embracing the Fire of our Anger
November 2, 2019
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Sarah B
A few years ago, I sat down with a piece of poster board and a mug filled with markers and I started exploring anger. Something in me could sense that … Read More
Certainty and the Meanest Gremlin Gabbing
October 26, 2019
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Sarah B
The whole gremlin thing, it’s a way of bringing some levity and accessibility to a really challenging part of ourselves. I realized, as I stood before groups of students at … Read More
A PSA for my Fellow Helpers
October 21, 2019
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Sarah B
One of the things I love about my work is that I get to be a part of big, life-changing work without being involved with life-threatening situations. Crisis counselors, E.R. … Read More