After Kameo died, I discovered something unsettling about grief that nobody had ever prepared me for. Most people are not comfortable sitting beside pain they cannot solve. Even kind people. Even loving people. Especially the people who care about you the most. At first, I did not recognize what was happening. Friends and family would…
There are certain experiences in life that quietly reshape the way you see the world. Not overnight, and not in dramatic ways, but slowly, over time, through heartbreak, disappointment, grief, and the kind of suffering that forces you to look inward. Adversity has a way of stripping life down to what is real, and in…
“I don’t get enough love” – Jeremy (homeless man) Regardless of whether you embrace religion or spirituality in any form, you have likely been admonished to love others as you love yourself. There’s a famous bible scripture where Jesus says similar words: Love your neighbor as yourself. Loving others as you love yourself can be…
Removing toxic people from our lives is critical for true joy. Have you ever thought, (insert name here) is such a good person most of the time, but sometimes he/she hurts me? Then as time continues on, the moments of pain start to increase and the times of love decrease. The good person becomes less…