It’s Day 3 of my sabbatical, and I’m already learning a lot that probably would surprise no one who knows me: I overcommit. I struggle to rest. I am trying to do too much for too many people in my life. Care work brings me joy…until it doesn’t. Productivity (in some area of my life […]
Month: August 2021
A Space for Loss
Today, half a world away, my uncle, my aunt’s husband, died from a brain hemorrhage. My uncle was in his early 90s and lived a long life. He spent much of his life traveling between China and the US. He got bored and restless easily. He loved my aunt, but he loved himself more. He […]
Being Sourced by Community
Growing up, I was told that asking for help was a sign of weakness. I am still told that today by some. Some say it aloud and directly, “Why are you asking for help? Are you so poor? Why are you taking away from those who really have need?” Others say it implicitly through glances […]