Tag: Illness
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Bringer or Taker?
“The elderly couple that sat across from me hardly spoke in the twenty plus minutes we all waited together for the doctor in a small, stuffy waiting room. I recall being able to see her blue veins through her almost transparent skin and wondering how the frail man beside her could possibly care for her.”
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Being Present in Liminal Spaces
“It’s tempting to get lost in what is the right way to act, the correct things to say, and what appropriate clothes to wear. It’s easy to forget that often all that is required in life is to show up and present your honest self.”
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Creativity as a Virtue
“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” – Seneca