Tag: joy

  • Me & Death: It’s Complicated

    Some of my best memories with my dad were spent in his white New Balance sneakers and light-wash, loose-fit Levi’s jeans; hiking, walking, doing chores, working on school projects, soccer games or hanging Christmas lights. He was casual and simple, with an extraordinary capacity for unconditional love and random acts of goodness. My dad consistently […]

  • Life Right Now

    I am a deeply sensitive person. I often “numb out” when watching sad movies or hearing sad stories because it’s just too much.  Now I am here, living out my worst nightmare: something bad happening to someone I love. And it’s real, even though it doesn’t feel like it.  Enter: anxiety, panic attacks, physical pain, […]