Eight months. That’s how long it’s been since COVID-19 erupted on the global stage and disrupted our lives. Do you remember when the immensity of the virus and its impact became real to you? For me, it was around the time when I heard COVID-19 compared to a blizzard, winter, and ice age. Blizzard...
Loving When It Hurts
Have you ever purchased furniture that comes in a box? Our office is full of IKEA desks and bookshelves from the Swedish furniture titan. As I begin each assembly, I open the manual, look at the simple pictures, and review the short list of required tools. Filled with unbridled but unfounded optimism, I naively...
Fighting Fear
A few months ago, I reconnected with a colleague from the Netherlands. We both worked in Rwanda but hadn’t seen each other in 15 years. Over the course of our conversation, he looked at me soberly and stated, “Right now, the overarching narrative in our world, and especially in the USA, is one of...