Grappling With Social Responsibility
I wasn’t expecting to see so many cars when I pulled into the church driveway on Wednesday morning to volunteer. Two women […]
Tag: Compassion
Humility and Flow
Humility, what does it even mean? How do you represent yourself, Even when you aren’t seen? This whole week I watched […]
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Gratitude in Ruins
Photo by: Morgana Schmidt on the island of Weno, Chuuk, FSM Standing before 20 young Pacific Islanders, drenched in sweat, I introduced […]
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Is it OK to be friends with your Ex?
Image repurposed from vixendaily.com This is a question I think many people may have encountered. There are many layers involved with […]
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Social Deficits and Social Bounty: the paradox of being autistic and well-connected
I have been reflecting a lot on friendship and social skills recently and it is all thanks to color blindness. I have […]
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love of being alone
A quote from Aristotle does an interesting job shedding light on the perspective that it is ok to be alone, there is […]
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Lonely No More
Last December I began drafting a post about loneliness and never ended up publishing it. I had just been in Baltimore at […]
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Shelter After the Storm
You think you know the story of Hurricane Katrina, but you don’t—not all of it, in any case. This is because the […]
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Compassion is Key Revisited
Looking back on what I wrote, I still cannot express enough how important showing compassion is for others. Keeping this in mind, […]
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Stairs are a mobility-challenged person’s worst enemy, it’s super awkward to be outside, and I’m maintaining my self-esteem while temporarily disabled.
Lately, I have been feeling really self-conscious about many things related to my broken ankle/leg, including being social. It’s not just the […]
