This weekend is about hope. It’s about acknowledging that sometimes problems seem REALLY huge, but there will be a better future than we can even imagine. This year, we all imagine a future where we return to crowded public spaces or the promise of a hug from someone outside our quarantine buddies, but we don’t […]
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Ask for help.
How do you ask for help when you need it? Or do you even ask? I’m headed back to the “Church Basement” next month. We haven’t done this particular “episode” of the series in 5 years, which means that this month is about memorizing. And asking people to help me memorize. I was talking with […]
While I live in Brooklyn
Someone asked me the other day whether I’ve become fully “Brooklynized” or if I’ll come to Manhattan for a social event. I said that Brooklyn is just where I sleep and run errands. Manhattan is still where I live my life. I live in Brooklyn in the sense that my things are there in my […]
Make joy, hope, and good news go viral.
One year ago, Milan welcomed me with open arms. This year, the region is on quarantine for coronavirus.You don’t want something to spread? Simply don’t allow those who have the thing to interact with those who do not have the thing.So what can we learn about things that we actually want to spread, like joy, […]
Start living your story. Even if it’s awkward.
Last night, we celebrated storytelling in America. Our main shared cultural story vehicle is film, and the Oscars are the most highly-acclaimed award associated with that storytelling.Stories are how we learn empathy. Stories are the conveyor of shared cultural values. Stories are the way our brains are wired to retain information. (They worked pretty well […]
Getting through that “middle place”
My name is Dawn, and I miss the holiday lights. That’s it. That’s my #FridayIntroduction.The holiday lights are connected to the fact that it was the most dark around the winter solstice. The lights were there to cheer us up and remind us that the darkness will not continue.And now it’s January. It’s cold, and we […]
Taking up more space
I’ve decided to take up more space in the world. Like, actual physical space.Don’t worry, I’m still putting my bag on my lap in crowded subways, but I’m definitely choosing the seat that forces the man spreader to stop taking up two seats.I was in a long line at Chipotle the other day. Two men […]
What even is a snow squall?
I’ve always lived in cold and snowy places, but today was the first I heard of a snow squall. I grew up jumping off the roof in the winter, because it was only a foot or two drop to the snow drifts in the yard. I went to school where the recess cutoff was fifteen […]
All hail Black Friday
All hail Black Friday, the day we finally all agree that it’s OK to play holiday music in public spaces. The controversy ends today. Are you in the “Start Christmas early” camp or on Team “wait until Thanksgiving?” Tell me in the comments!This may be your busiest time of the year, which is why […]
A totally free Advent Christmas gift.
For #FridayIntroductions I thought I’d introduce you to my Advent videos. They’re Brene Brown meets Bishop Eaton meets Yoda meets Tina Fey, but also coordinated with lectionary verses so you can use them as your daily devotion. They’re efficient like that.So, like all good Friday Introductions, here are a few fun facts about the videos.1. Each day […]