Archive for the ‘Loving People’ Category

Burdens: A Meditation

I have a bad relationship with my own capacity. I’m the type of person who is interested in a lot of things, cares about a lot of causes, and in general try to keep far too many plates spinning in the air at the same time.  Yet, I keep adding one more thing. There’s always [...]

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An aside on labels, identity, and being a proof of concept

Earlier this week I posted about how some people need you to be a proof of concept that their own identity is valid. Here’s another aspect that I didn’t talk about. Sometimes people need you to be a proof of concept that the ways in which they are labeled are not their identity. We have [...]

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Pardon me, but my privilege is showing.

Not very long ago, I was sitting with a group of people, and somehow the discussion turned towards whether this person should go to the Macy’s in downtown St. Paul at midnight for Black Friday, and more specifically, whether this young woman would be safe. For those of you who haven’t been to downtown St. [...]

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