A Ministry of Presence
Experiences of collective pain—like funerals—remind us that we are not alone in our darkness and that our broken heart is connected to every heart that has known pain since the beginning of time.
Braving the Wilderness - Brené Brown
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re willing to stand alone is a wilderness—an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. The wilderness can often feel unholy because we can’t control it, or what people think about our choice of whether to venture into that vastness or not. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.
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Gun Reform: Speaking Truth to Bullshit, Practicing Civility, and Effecting Change
An excerpt from Braving the Wilderness that explores how I navigate the false dichotomy in the gun debate.
