I am mad. No, I am enraged. Fist clenching, teeth gritting, seeing red, about to blow…enraged. You might think that’s an odd way to start off a blog post on a page with peace and love in the title. But then, these are odd times. I typically try to limit my political posts or not…
Tag: soul
The Heroic Insanity of Hope
Sometimes I find inspiration in the most unexpected of places. Recently, I was reading a Young Adult novel as I needed some brain candy to escape a bit and relieve some stress. In the midst of this novel, the main character and his teacher were talking about Moby Dick and Captain Ahab’s relentless pursuit of…
Reset Button
Perhaps it’s the craziness of the end of the school year, work stress, and the lure of the sunshine ringing in summer’s reign, but lately I have felt…stressed, disconnected, worn out. I have felt like I need a break. Better yet, I need a vacation- but not one of those kinds of vacations where it’s…
Mirror
The other day, I was taking part in a team building exercise where we had to share something that happened in our lives in a random year that we were assigned. I was quickly able to pull up a brief, entertaining anecdote; however, in doing so I was reminded of a time during that same…