Alone and Lonely
December 28, 2025
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For a long time, I did not enjoy being alone with myself. I stayed busy. I stayed connected. I stayed surrounded. Not because I loved
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For a long time, I did not enjoy being alone with myself. I stayed busy. I stayed connected. I stayed surrounded. Not because I loved
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from doing too much. It comes from pretending too much. If you prefer to
Reflections on presence, lineage, and the hours before As I sit with the final hours before becoming a grandfather for the first time, I find
Most of the discomfort I’ve felt in my life had nothing to do with what happened to me—and everything to do with how I reacted.
In 2004, I stood outside the church I served in Sycamore, Illinois, watching it suddenly erupt in a massive backdraft. One moment I was running
Prefer to watch instead? The video version of this reflection is available below. If you know a bit of my story, you probably know this
Prefer to watch instead? The YouTube link is below. I had the opportunity to spend time at a treatment facility last week, speaking with different
Prefer to watch? Watch this reflection on YouTube The average person speaks between 7,000 and 20,000 words every day — a steady stream of thoughts,
If you’d prefer to watch this reflection, the YouTube version is linked at the bottom of this post. This weekend, we turned our clocks back.
If you’d rather watch this reflection, the video link is at the bottom of this post. In 1968, as Apollo 8 circled the moon, astronaut
