“Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.”-David Hyde Pierce There really isn’t anything funny about grieving…at first glance. In truth, however, life is absurd in all contexts, including loss. The week after my mother’s funeral I got stuck in an elevator at the Metro parking garage on my way to work.ContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Make Room for the Funny”
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Meditation Monday: The Hole of Love
“Love is a hole in the heart.”-Ben Hecht We often think of love as something that fulfills us. We love friends, we love family, we love children, we love significant others, we love ourselves. We can even love inanimate objects or experiences. Whatever it is that we love, we assume that love will give usContinueContinue reading “Meditation Monday: The Hole of Love”
Monday Meditation: It’s Gonna Be Work
“Be real with yourself in whatever area of your life and your game that you need improvement on. Once you figure that out, you just have to go out and work on it. For me, it’s footwork. I constantly work on it, and it’s a never-ending process.”-Calvin Johnson (former wide-receiver for the Detroit Lions) NoContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: It’s Gonna Be Work”