Originally posted in my old newsletter, “It’s Hard Being Human,” on August 20th, 2021 I used to wear a mask. It looked like self-righteousness — a nice, humanly knitted mask that convinced me of my goodness. I never do anything wrong, so I’m a good person, a “good Christian.” I don’t sin, so I don’t … More A Poem: I used to wear a mask
Originally posted in my old newsletter, “It’s Hard Being Human,” on August 13th, 2021 I used to want to throw rocks at God’s face. Every time I imagine myself doing this, I see myself on the beach in Hawaii at sunset, because I lived in Hawaii the first time I had this felt-need to throw … More I used to want to throw rocks at God’s face
Originally posted in my old newsletter, “It’s Hard Being Human,” on August 6th, 2021 It’s hard being human. Yes, it is. It’s hard to honor our limits. To recognize that time is not on our side all the time. To admit we need help, and we need to feed ourselves and we need to rest … More The Unraveling Perfectionist