The Sacred and Transformative Practice of Writing

The Sacred and Transformative Practice of Writing

Writing is a powerful tool. They say that the winners often write history and history profoundly shapes our past, present and future. The one who holds the pen has the power to influence how we understand what has happened and imagine what lies ahead. The writer can...
The Cost of Equivocation: Why We Avoid Clarity

The Cost of Equivocation: Why We Avoid Clarity

Most people aren’t born afraid of clarity. They learn it. From childhood onward, many of us are trained, explicitly or implicitly, to soften our words, protect other people’s feelings, avoid discomfort and keep the peace at all costs.  We’re told to be “nice,” to “not...
Why I Still Believe People Can Change

Why I Still Believe People Can Change

I choose to believe in certain things. Like how the color of my socks impacts a college basketball game. Or how Duke’s mayonnaise is the only acceptable condiment for a proper tomato sandwich. I’m prone to believe my hair looks better on the second day...