There are some things I cannot change. Even if I tried. I cannot change my nightly routine of making my way into all my children’s bedrooms, smoothing back hair with the palm of a hand, kissing damp-haired foreheads in the shadows of a dimly lit room. I cannot change that. I cannot change that I …
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” ― Ian Wallace We are all guilty of living (sometimes) just a little bit inside the box. Of being conformists. Of following the latest trends, the latest social norms, the current list of do’s and don’ts. But we were …
This is not about lowering standards, convictions or expectations that I have for myself. It is about lowering the expectations I have for others. And in the process, allowing people to be the marvelous creation they were meant to be. Not long ago, I was at a parade. We were running late, as per usual. …