Pain Is Not an Instruction

Pain Is Not an Instruction

I think I’ve reached a point where I no longer want other people’s behavior to decide who I am. If someone didn’t show up for me, I don’t automatically want to withhold from them. If someone wasn’t generous with me, I don’t want that to make me less generous. If...
September is Suicide Prevention Month.

September is Suicide Prevention Month.

This subject lives somewhere quieter in me. Years ago, a young woman came into my life for a short time. I was going through one of the most painful periods of my own life, and I didn’t have much to give anyone. I couldn’t save her. She later took her life. I still...
Feel Your Wounds. Don’t Give Them to Animals.

Feel Your Wounds. Don’t Give Them to Animals.

Please stop hurting animals. I’m begging people to stop. Feel your wounds. Face your pain. Work through whatever is inside you, but please don’t put it onto a living being that cannot understand why you’re hurting them. Animals don’t want to hurt you. They trust you....
To the Ones Who Can’t Unsee It

To the Ones Who Can’t Unsee It

To the Ones Who Can’t Unsee It My heart goes out to the neurodivergent people who can see the fucking pattern. You know what I mean. You look around at what is happening in this country, in the world, in our institutions, in leadership, in the way human beings are...
Don’t Tell Me Your Religion. Show Me Who You Are.

Don’t Tell Me Your Religion. Show Me Who You Are.

There’s a pattern I keep noticing. The louder some people are about how religious they are, the more I sometimes wonder what the performance is protecting. I’m not talking about everyone. I know genuinely religious people whose beliefs make them kinder, humbler, more...