Did you know that whispering is the hardest thing you can do to your vocal chords? A Carrot and a Sneeze Years ago now, my dad broke his vocal chord, the result of an unfortunate combination of a partially chewed carrot and holding back a sneeze. The pressure ripped one of the legs of...
Category: Engage
How to Ask Hard Questions
So we all know we need deal with hard questions. But what about when you have to ask hard questions? Why doesn’t anyone have a crash course on how to ask hard questions in a helpful way to someone else? A few weeks back on a Friday evening when my mother-in-law had our kids...
Femininity
Yesterday, I talked about masculinity. Today some thoughts on femininity. Femininity is not a Flaw So much of (my perception of) feminism these days is a gung-ho need to prove women are better than men. Yes, there’s no doubt the patriarchy has not always been, even rarely been, kind to women. For centuries, women were...
Masculinity
There is no such thing as toxic masculinity. I get where the term came from. And I get that people recognize its problems. But it is still becoming a socially normal concept, and that’s a problem. It’s more than just a poor use of adjectives. It’s a really hurtful concept. And on top of...
I Disagree: I am Strong
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thingYou say I am strong when I think I am weakYou say I am held when I am falling shortWhen I don’t belong, oh You say that I am YoursAnd I believe, oh I believeWhat You say of meI believe ~Lauren Daigle It’s a...