Election Confessions and Reflections

I’m here to say that I am very pleased with the results of Tuesday’s election. No surprise, right? 
Now, two days after the election, I’m reflecting on my experience with this campaign, and my strong emotional attachment to all aspects of it, right through to today. Just some random observations.
1. I was alarmed by the intensity [...]

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Hope-go-round

You need money to make money.
To get a good job, you need experience. To get experience, you need a job.
Good things will come to those who have hope. If you lose hope then nothing good will happen.
Can anyone explain this to me?

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Some Big Words About Hope

If hope is not wishing, then what is it?
I’m searching for the ontology and the phenomenology of this thing called hope. Faith and trust as well, while I’m at it. These are juicy human necessities of the soul, substances I could use right now, if I could just settle them into my heart.
Religion/faith systems/communities of [...]

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If Wishes Were Horses

Hope Lesson 2: There’s a difference between hope and magical thinking.
I just don’t know what it is. I have a pink magic wand at the office. I bring it out when I need to make a point. It flashes and lights up, and it’s fun to swing around, but so far it’s not produced [...]

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The Audacity of Hope

I have a love-hate relationship with hope. Is that too weird to admit?
I’m thinking about this because I find myself in the vulnerable position of hoping big – of letting my hope stir on a national scale.
Like a pack of weaned puppies – Irish Setters, Labradors, or Golden Retrievers – I just had to let [...]

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