For the last 4 weeks, I have been holding my breath. It’s not uncommon during this time of year when I am always looking for grief to come find me. But this year, with my (fully-masked) son contracting COVID-19 from his Taekwondo practice just before the new year, the virus making its way unceremoniously through […]
Month: January 2022
When Grief Doesn’t Look Pretty
I don’t feel like looking for an image. Honestly, I don’t feel like writing about grief. I said as much today. But grief doesn’t always listen. I like to wrap grief in pretty packages of productivity. Today, right at this moment, grief feels heavy. It feels like the weight of all the things I’ve been […]
(W)Resting
Well, we are 12 days into 2022 and clearly this is a year of letting go of what should be and accepting what is. I am tired. I’m partly tired because I have COVID which I got from the member of my family who has religiously worn a KN95 mask outside of our house since […]
When Individual Accountability Fails
I am someone who was raised to take personal responsibility and accountability seriously. While I am often imperfect (because I am human), I try my best to live my life in a way that aligns with an ethos of personal and professional responsibility and accountability. I have been lovingly and not-so-lovingly called in and called […]