Living life with feelings of guilt or shame stinks. If you’ve lived any significant number of years, chances are you have some regrets. You’ve probably made some choices and done some things you wish you could take back. I know I certainly have. And it’s been really tough for me to make peace with myself. […]
Read More The weight of guilt and shameI realized I lost a lot of my personal pictures today. It struck me really hard as I come to grips with knowing a lot of the tangible reminders I have of a period of time in my daughter’s life and a handful of wonderful trips I’ve taken may be gone for good. This comes […]
Read More The past, memory, and who we really areIf there’s any single topic I am convinced I can speak with authority on, it’s fear. I’ve battled fear for as long as I can remember. It colors my childhood memories. The struggle was given a name as a teenager when it became known as panic attacks. Much of my life has been spent trying […]
Read More Do not be afraidOriginally posted on David S. Wisener:
It’s weird that people choose to be Christian, isn’t it? To follow the teachings of a guy who lived 2,000 years ago among a marginalized, minority cultural group. To associate with a religion that has several sects that are synonymous with modern-day American zealotry. Why would anyone, myself included,…
Sometimes life strikes you a certain way, and your motivation just evaporates. I haven’t written anything in this space for a couple months despite having a wonderful trip to my ancestral village in Switzerland, something I fully intended to write about. Truth be told, I have a lot I could say, but what gumption I […]
Read More Giving upHow does your family affect who you are? Can stories of the past still resonate in the present? Each of us is a unique genetic mixture of several ancestors in our mother and fathers’ families, and we have long accepted that our human hardware – as it were – is a product of these thousands […]
Read More Redeeming family: My journey homeThere is an important difference between remembering and honoring. With great hesitation I am submitting my thoughts on the primary motivation for a recent gathering of white supremacists in Charlottesville: the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. My hesitation stems from a desire not to get caught up in any of […]
Read More A word on Confederate monuments
