Over the weekend, Jessi and I stretched out with the dog and the baby and checked out the first three episodes of the new HBO Max docuseries The Way Down: … Continue reading So We Watched the First Three Episodes of the Gwen Shamblin Lara Documentary…
Sea Monsters: Chaos in the Deep
Well, friends, it’s October again. Halloween decorations are creeping out onto porches, and the smell of pumpkin (spice lattes) is in the air. With my pandemic workload back in 2020, … Continue reading Sea Monsters: Chaos in the Deep
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Sadness and Joy (Part 1 of 2)
What Is Sadness?Whether it’s loneliness, disappointment over a loss, or existential despair, sadness has many faces. In general, we’re talking about a loss of joy, often coupled with a loss … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Sadness and Joy (Part 1 of 2)
E Is for Economy
In my adventures as a stay-at-home dad, I’ve been watching a lot of Sesame Street with my daughter. I love the educational content and the emphasis on kindness, but there’s … Continue reading E Is for Economy
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Equals and Opposites
Throughout this series on feelings, I’m going to talk about each feeling having an “equal and opposite.” For this to make sense, we need just a little history. For some … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Equals and Opposites
Let’s Talk About Feelings: What Are Feelings?
Before we get too deep into this exploration of feelings, what is a feeling? There’s a little bit of nuance here since so many different authors define the term differently. … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: What Are Feelings?
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Introduction
My chaplaincy supervisor sat across from me every week and asked the same question: “What’s the feeling?” He displayed remarkable patience as I searched for the right word, which always … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Introduction
The 2,000 Year Old Woman
One of my professors back in div school always ended his semester-long church history class with the same story. It ruffled my feathers at the time, but a decade later… … Continue reading The 2,000 Year Old Woman
Everything Comes from Someone
My friends and coworkers regularly make fun of my handwriting. I’ve been told I write my Os backwards, my Ss start from the wrong direction, my As are just all … Continue reading Everything Comes from Someone
Self-Portraits, Self-Expression, Self-Discovery
“Self-portraiture provides a certain notion of myself.”-Esmé Weijun Wang, author, designer, and person with schizoaffective disorder When’s the last time you drew yourself?When’s the last time you wrote about yourself?When’s … Continue reading Self-Portraits, Self-Expression, Self-Discovery