A Genuine Discovery About Connection for the First Time

I have a tendency to treat independence as a goal. But this habit didn’t develop as a result of pride. Instead, it came from learning early that needing people came with risks. That connection often came with the possibility of being hurt. If you could handle things yourself, you couldn’t be let down by someone […]
The Gift of Being Present

We live in a world that prizes productivity over presence. Our calendars are stuffed fuller than a Thanksgiving turkey, and our conversations often happen while glancing at a screen instead of into someone’s eyes. Yet, one of the greatest gifts we can offer this season isn’t wrapped in shiny paper. It’s wrapped in our devoted […]