Love and Rage sittin’ in a tree…
What does it mean – what does it look like, act like, feel like – to allow for rage and love at the same time? This is the question … Read More
When Enough is Truly Enough
February 8, 2021
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Sarah B
It was just one of those days. It was a Sunday, a day when Theresa usually works and I usually spend the better part of the day cooking for … Read More
Me and Sayjal Went to the Mall: A Reflection on Cultural Norms
February 1, 2021
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Sarah B
I was just barely 13 when she was born, the grandchild of an unlikely friend. I suppose that made me her unlikely friend, I who was a random somewhat-older … Read More
When 5 Seconds Leads to Life Change
January 25, 2021
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Sarah B
We are a reactive species – we’ve talked about this before, and we’ll talk about it lots more to come because moving from reactivity to responsiveness is one of … Read More
The Blacklist and My Commitment to Nonviolence
January 18, 2021
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Sarah B
We are fans of The Blacklist, the crime show where James Spader plays a fabulously bizarre crime superstar, Raymond Reddington. By his side, and arguably the most interesting and underutilized … Read More
The Snow Globe Twins: A Story of Oversimplification
January 11, 2021
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Sarah B
Picture two sisters, twins, twinkly-eyed visual copies of one another. As children, they experienced hardship of a variety that was far worse than experienced by many and far easier … Read More
3 Invitations for the New Year
December 28, 2020
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Sarah B
A few invitations as this year – this historic, this world-changing, this illuminating, this very challenging year – comes to its close: I invite you to avoid the tropes … Read More
Good Values and Evil Actions
December 21, 2020
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Sarah B
Values describe the personal qualities we choose to embody to guide our actions; the sort of person we want to be; the manner in which we treat ourselves and … Read More
Spiraling Around a Lifelong Learning
December 14, 2020
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Sarah B
Folks who work with me tend to learn pretty quickly that my braggadocio-filled description of my own artistic talents is the run-up to me sharing some stick figure or … Read More
Mindfulness, Learning, and a North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash
December 7, 2020
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Sarah B
Most Sundays find me in the kitchen, turning that week’s farm share or farmers market take (as much as possible, at least) into our meals for the week and … Read More