In Bird by Bird (and in other places) the writer Anne Lamott talks about the idea that each person has an emotional acre. It’s all yours. You get to tend it in any way you want, and it comes with a fence and a gate. You can let people in, and you can ask them to leave too. Here’s a bit of what she says: Continue reading “Tending Your Own Emotional Acre”
Month: May 2018
Of Spring and Expectations
It has been the worst spring, and by worst, I mean coldest. It’s felt like endless setbacks, and spring itself has felt like a certain horrible idea that feels like truth to me: life will never change and good things don’t really happen. Continue reading “Of Spring and Expectations”