the mental mulch pile
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A Community of Thinkers
So I think I have arrived at some words that maybe capture what I think has been forgotten at a post-secondary institution with which I have deep connections…
And that's why life is hard
Currently noodling around with the idea that part of "staying young" and not "getting old" involves, in part, actually growing up and becoming an actual fully-functioning adult human…
On nuance
I have been pondering the idea that so many of our current challenges involve people's struggle with the actual complexity of life…
Parenting life goal
So I had words pop into my head this morning…
How 20-Year Marriages End
I am, admittedly, a contradictory mix of unabashedly open and inscrutably private…
Is it me or is it the world?
I realize it can be a very fine line between what's happening and your perception of what's happening…
In a word… a follow up
A different way to ask the question, or maybe it's a different question entirely…
In a word
A lot of introspection happening for me lately, but it seems to me that so much of our cultural struggle right now comes down to identity and self-worth…
Taking a day
So yesterday I totally just took a day…
Fighting for the light
Ooof. January was a hard hard month…
A day can make a world of difference. Two can change the world.
A day can make a world of difference. Two can change the world…
Trying to find my way back
This has been a hard hard week. And, honestly, I am not okay…
I remember
I was 19 and in my second year of university when I heard about the mass shooting at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal…
Two markers
I’m sitting here in my kitchen, still awake and processing an intense day…
Happiness: a thought experiment
Margaret Lee Runbeck is quoted as saying “Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travel”…
The Power of a Good Question
Back in June of 2019, I had the delight of several disparate conversations and moments that sparked some much needed contemplation…
Morning Thought: identity politics
Morning Thought: Seems to me the only people who call “identity politics” divisive are those who have used identity in the past to exclude…
Welcome to my world
Welcome to my world, and the world for my children…
Check yourself
There’s a fundamental difference between “I didn’t know” and “I didn’t want to know”…
Questions on the nature of relationships, power, & politics
I’ve been pondering a few very basic ideas and I’d love to tap the insight and perspectives of my virtual circle…