Dropping Shoulds and Leaning into Coulds: Navigating Change
The title of this post is the title of the keynote address I’m giving this very day during the annual meeting of The Council of Community Services. I thought it … Read More
You are the Batman you’ve been waiting for
November 5, 2018
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Sarah B
“There’s no Batman coming to clean things up.” For the last couple of weeks, I had been thinking about why people so often don’t use their right to vote and … Read More
When We acts as a reminder of Me
October 29, 2018
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Sarah B
“To love someone is to learn the song in their heart and sing it to them when they have forgotten.” – Arne Garborg Early Sunday morning, I sent a … Read More
Sore Muscles, Warm Hearts
October 22, 2018
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Sarah B
My go-to social media outlet these days is Instagram. Saturday evening, I was stretched out on the bed of the Days Inn room where Theresa and I spent our weekend, … Read More
Good idea/bad idea?
October 15, 2018
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Sarah B
My first business was a personal chef service that I started after dropping out of a community college culinary program. I learned a lot about how to start and run … Read More
Making the outside of the closet safer
October 7, 2018
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Sarah B
Thursday is the 30th annual National Coming Out Day, a day that was founded to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community. And we still need that awareness-building, especially in the … Read More
The Inevitably Incomplete Life
September 30, 2018
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Sarah B
Earlier this year, I wrote a little about the Tibetan meditation on death. It’s a way of focusing on the inevitable end of these lives such that we bring a … Read More
Thank you for your precious, limited time
September 24, 2018
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Sarah B
Each Monday, I publish a new blog post and I ask you for the most precious thing you have: Some of your time. If you are reading this, you’ve granted … Read More
Knowing you’re great doesn’t make you a narcissist
September 17, 2018
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Sarah B
During a recent evening of errands, I suggested adding a bookstore to our stops. I had recently listened to Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates through the library’s … Read More
Personal growth is like Spanx. Kinda.
September 10, 2018
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Sarah B
A few days ago, a friend sent me an email in which she referenced last week’s post about getting a fresh look at someone who bullied me during my childhood. … Read More