Political conversations aren't easy, but they're important. These four actions will help pave the way for meaningful connections.

There are no easy answers for what will or won't help someone who’s grieving, but dignity is a safe bet.
Sitting with grief is a gift.

It’s easy to label people as “other.” Us and them.
It’s surprisingly effortless to make assumptions
that might not contain a drop of truth.

Hate adds fuel to conflict, but dignity defuses volatile situations
and improves every relationship it touches.

Many politicians and news organizations profit from inflammatory behavior and heavily biased reporting. In my humble opinion, it’s terrible for both our country and our mental health.

For Every One is a love note to dreamers.
Jason Reynolds talks of fear, uncertainty, doubt, darkness, and frustration.
He doesn’t offer answers or make promises.

It’s hard to know how to handle it when someone
you care about says something repulsive.
Next steps for where to put your time and energy…

It’s not too late to learn American history.
If history put you to sleep in high school, or if you were more interested
in another subject or in dating/graduating/anything else, you’re not alone.

I knew a lot when I was young, so I probably wouldn’t have listened.
But these things would have made a world of difference
if I’d figured them out early in life.

This is my childhood home. I grew up in a small town with a neighborhood full of kids, lightning bugs, 80s music, and a large family full of humor and personality.

When my father died at the end of 2020, grief pulled me under.

Whichbook is the holy grail for booklovers.
You choose what you want to read based on
Emotion & Mood, a World Map, or Character & Plot.

Adjusting to a world without my father left me reeling. The lessons I learned over the year that followed his death won’t lessen the pain of your grief, but it might help you feel less lost.

Sometimes a wave of grief swells up from my heart
and flows out through my eyes.

I’m grateful for waking up this morning
for the people I love
for the people that I love and have lost.

Fake it until you make it never felt right to me.

Fake it until you become it is a definite improvement,
but it still implies that you have to pretend to be something you’re not.

I have a life philosophy that turns into a mantra when I need it.
It’s helpful in times of frustration, fatigue, or challenge.
But this past year, I found its limits.

For two decades you get to see them, talk to them, hug them daily.
And then, off they go.

Her heart ached for freedom from the fear and the pain, but still she held on.