What the Ocean Is Made Of

What the Ocean Is Made Of

When you say your effort is just a drop in the ocean — have you forgotten what the ocean is made of? I love this phrase, and I have a quarrel with it, and I want to bring you into both. We say it when we feel small. You give what you can — a little money, a little...
The Beauty That Can’t Stay

The Beauty That Can’t Stay

What if the reason it’s beautiful is the very reason it can’t last? We reach for this word, ephemeral, when something lovely is slipping away from us. A perfect evening. A season of our lives. A mood in a room that we know, even as we’re standing in...
How to Wear a Storm

How to Wear a Storm

What if surviving something was never about winning against it — but about simply still being there when it’s over? Think about this for a second. Because we talk about hard times like they’re battles. We fight our illnesses. We beat the odds. We...