by SB Rawz | Jun 17, 2019 | The Deep Dive
Little adventures have become my focus on birthdays in recent years. Two years ago, Theresa and I went stand-up paddleboarding. Last year, we did our first ropes course. This year? We took on the hike to McAfee Knob. Context: McAfee Knob is the most photographed spot... by SB Rawz | Jun 10, 2019 | Satisfying Days
I was a pill last week. Not 100% of the time, but enough that I wasn’t enjoying my own company. Wednesday night, as we were getting ready for bed, Theresa said something about how much we’ve been trying to do lately, that it’s been nonstop. And I felt two parts of me... by SB Rawz | May 13, 2019 | Our Web of Interconnection
My mom, Theresa and I had just walked into a snazzy consignment shop in our neighborhood when a little girl – the grandchild of the shop’s owner, I think – looked up at me with her hair pulled into two buns like Mickey Mouse ears and said, “I like your hair!” She was... by SB Rawz | Apr 29, 2019 | The Deep Dive
I have a somewhat unusual comfort with public speaking. I once walked into a conference with almost no understanding of what the organizers wanted me to do and hopped on the stage in front of a couple of hundred people with hardly a skipped heartbeat or extra drop of... by SB Rawz | Apr 15, 2019 | Our Web of Interconnection
A recent coaching conversation accessed an old memory and floated it to the surface of my mind. It was of a long-ago friend, someone I met at work during what is now referred to as a gap year. “You’ve changed since you started college,” she said to me a couple of...