Have you ever found yourself in a situation in which you watch someone you care for struggling despite your best efforts to help? I have found myself in this situation more than I would like. The frustration part kicks in when I: (1) figure out how to help the person who I care for and (2) simultaneously figure out that Read more…
A lot of emphasis is placed on firsts. First kiss, first car, first serious relationship, first job, first apartment, first house, first child…and the list goes on. I am currently standing at the front of an empty classroom waiting for my students to arrive for the first day of a research methods class. It is the first class that I have Read more…
We hurt people and we are hurt by people. These hurts range from something like a stinging comment (i.e., you are silly for believing that) to a stinging revelation (i.e., I have been with someone else). At multiple points throughout our lives, we will all experience instances in which we are hurt by a partner/parent/friend/sibling. I struggle with hurt. I Read more…
Yesterday was a hard day. I woke up with this impending sense of doom. A doom that I can best describe to you as a heavy black cloud that I knew would be following me around all day. I did my best to outrun this cloud. I really did. Unfortunately, I fell down a few times and got caught in Read more…
It is far too easy to live in isolation. To forget the rest of the world. To forget that we are one person among billions of people. I was reminded of this the other night while watching a program on PBS about nomadic herders living in the high grasslands of Tibet. What captivated my attention was that I found myself identifying with Read more…
