For someone who wants to write a blog that speaks to and moves people through shared experiences, I am not great at putting myself out there. I need to learn how to be vulnerable in my brokenness. Admittedly, I am terrified of anyone reading this. That’s not because I don’t want to share - I … Continue reading Growing vulnerability through action
Nothing bad ever happens to me
“How can you be broken?” I berate myself. “Nothing bad ever happens to you.” It’s true. I live a mostly-charmed life, especially by global standards. My parents divorced when I was nine but even that worked in my favor when I gained two more tremendous parents, four siblings and additional grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins I would not otherwise have. That also doesn’t begin to cover the long-reaching effects of seeing more marriages from the inside and being able to design what I knew I wanted, and didn’t want, in mine.