“I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure… Loving someone leaves us emotionally exposed. Yes, it’s scary, and yes, we’re open to being hurt, but can you imagine your life without loving or being loved?” (Brené Brown) A-Ha! I’ve been talking a lot about my personal work toward my transformation. I’m trying to look […]

Where the ant sees a tree, the giraffe (barely) sees a twig. Cinder Ella Grace, and Family Cinder Ella Grace is a 16-year-old whose mother passed away when she was born. Her father, Ferdinand Grace, married the Widow Rocks when Cinder was 12 bringing her two daughters into the Grace home with her. Ferdinand had […]

“The court of human relationships does not pivot on justice; it pivots on connection.”   Politics are like gravity I have a lot of political opinions. It was a bit unavoidable. I grew up in and around DC, where the federal government is simultaneously everywhere, and yet at the same time, invisible. One thing I […]

“Security is mostly superstition.” (Helen Keller)   Gone to the dogs, totally Last week we talked about not channeling our inner Zenifred. (You can catch up here.) Today I’ll pick on Andante.   …Oh, don’t you start too! I tried to say something about Dante’s post-surgery “pathetic little chicken leg” on social media and my post was […]