Empathy and Justice
Following a heartbreaking murder trial forced me to wrestle with two things that don’t always fit neatly together: empathy and justice. What do we do when both seem equally important?
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Being Right
I have a long history of wanting to be right. But the older I get, the more I’m realizing certainty isn’t the same thing as wisdom—and maybe humility is a better guide than confidence.
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A Charming Storyline
A broken air conditioner, a power outage, and one very hot Saturday turned me into someone I barely recognized. Sometimes discomfort has a way of introducing us to ourselves.
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Our minds hate unanswered questions. So we fill the empty spaces with stories. The problem isn’t that we create narratives. It’s that we usually make ourselves the hero and someone else the villain.
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The Puzzle
I spent years believing the worst day of my life only took from me. Thirty years later, I can finally see the unexpected gifts that quietly grew in its wake. Grief didn’t disappear—but my perspective did.
