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For nearly a year, I have been nearly paralyzed by fear of a certain action—and so I have defaulted to inaction. I am afraid that acting will mean losing something that I cannot get back. The kicker is that I’m not sure I even want this thing. I’m here at the start of a newContinue reading “Moving through Fear”

You have to look very closely to see any green remaining in the patches of dead and dying grass that dot our backyard. The drought, with an assist from relentless small feet playing catch, jumping rope, turning cartwheels, has finished off the once lush patch of green and even the clover that lasted a bitContinue reading “Watering”

If I simply put words on a page . . . If I lace up my shoes and walk out the door . . . If I give in to the plea for one more book . . . If I close out of work and go to bed early . . . If IContinue reading “What happens next”

An enduring memory I have is one of my sister commenting that I never finish things I start. This was probably some time in our college years, and it was a seemingly innocent observation, I think, and not entirely wrong. But those words stung, and their impact was considerable. I cannot say how many timesContinue reading “Quitting, and Beginning Again”

We have reached the end of January and are inching closer to the anniversary of the End of the Old Way. I know many people kind of hate January by the time the 31st rolls around, maybe this year more than usual. I don’t know if I’ve felt that way in the past, but I’mContinue reading “A little bit of everything”

I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up around 4 a.m. after a very strange dream involving a friend who moved to another country coming back for one day to help me through some unknown crisis (or maybe I was helping her? that part was unclear, in the way that dreams sometimes are). AsContinue reading “The Early Shift”

2021 is a new year for reading, too. There are so many books out there that I’m eager to read, and the list is sure to grow more quickly than I can keep up as the year goes by. Whatever else may happen this year, we are not living in boring times. A Promised Land,Continue reading “Books on the Horizon”

Back in May and on something of a whim inspired by Covid-related boredom, I decided to participate in the Runner’s World run streak challenge and commit to running at least one mile every day for 40 days. At the time, this seemed daunting: to carve out time to get out the door every single day,Continue reading “Moving forward, standing still”

I woke up this Election Day with a feeling of hope, but I don’t trust that feeling completely. I felt hopeful four years ago, and the outcome plunged me into a despair that took a lot of time, tears, and searching to get through. I have been eager for this day ever since, hoping forContinue reading “Four years of hoping . . .”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”