The Problem with "Acceptance"

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the...

Embracing the Unlived, Part 2

There are the paths not taken, realities which will never be ours. Lost directions that, when faced, when embraced, bring us into grief...

Embracing the Unlived

We know we can’t do everything. We know that each day, as we do what we can, we move towards what will become our future. We also know,...

How to Wait

Welcome to a newly re-visioned Alive & Awake! Expect short, digestible posts on ubiquitous themes of the human experience, always with a...

March Again, Or March Still? On Event Anniversaries

There’s been a lot of talk this month about anniversaries. No, not the heartwarming kind. Quite the opposite. Sometime this month is the...

Coping: Election Edition

I’ve been on an exam-prep-induced hiatus from blogging for a while now, and may be for a while longer. I plan to work my way back to...