Quote of the week: “An apocalypse is a good thing, and I’m delighted to welcome you to this one. In Greek, the word apocalypse means to uncover, to peel away, to show what’s underneath.” —Nadia Bolz-Weber What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine N. Aron A Burning by Megha Majumdar What I’m listening to: — Read More
Category: Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup: July 17
Quote of the week: “Literature can do one thing that no other art form can do: It can let you experience what it is like to be inside the consciousness of another human being.” –Madeleine Watts, Lit Hub What I’m reading: Almost done with these two: The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine N. Aron — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 10
Quote of the week:“Instead of asking, ‘How can you think this way?’ try asking, ‘How did you come to think this way?’ Maintain dialogue. Be curious.” —Esther Perel What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine N. Aron I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 26
Somehow we are at the end of June and summer has begun. Turns out time flies not only when you’re having fun, but also when you’re an anxious mess in the face of an uncertain world. Quote of the week:“Only seek advice from people whose lives you admire” –one of my best (and wisest) friends — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 19
Happy Juneteenth everyone! I hate that it’s taken us so long to acknowledge this day as a society, but I’m glad we finally are. Kudos to my company for giving us the day off to reflect. I went for a much-needed run this morning. Running offers such good reflection time for me. Quote of the — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 12
**Apologies to subscribers for not receiving my last few posts via email. It’s been fixed** It’s been another emotional week. I had a good cry this morning. The pandemic, the protests… there are so many things right now. And my cat ran away. Quote of the week:“Most people resist change, even when it promises to — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 5
This has been one of the most troubling weeks in recent times (and that’s saying a lot considering we are in the midst of a global pandemic). Quote of the week:“White people need to do a lot of introspective work to understand the ways in which they personally contribute to, benefit from and tolerate white — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 29
Last Friday in May. My family is still quarantining, though the world around us seems to be reopening (for economic reasons; the statistics, at least in our area, do not show any actual slowing of the virus). Strange times, folks. Quote of the week:“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 22, 2020
I’m not sure how it’s Friday again, but my calendar tells me it is. Quote of the week:“You can make the right choice and still feel sad. You can love what is and want something else.” —Nora McInerny (in her newsletter) What I’m reading:The Other Family: A Novel by Loretta Nyhan What I’m listening to:A Good — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 15, 2020
Welcome to my first Weekly Roundup, where I review the things grabbing my attention. Quote of the week:“We can’t be grateful all the time. Gratitude is deeply important and healing, but this is a time where we also have to make room for complaints. There’s a reason we have ten words for ‘complaining’ in Yiddish. — Read More