One of my favorite poems from my youth is the Langston Hughes classic that reads: What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore–And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over–like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load.Or does it…
Author: Samuel Wakefield
Freedom ain’t free
I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. – Frederick Douglass
Life is magical. Don’t miss it.
Magic isn’t the absence of mess. It’s what flickers in the middle of it.
Activate Your Community
It’s never too late to activate the community around you.
You make plans…
No one seems to understand that everyone’s life hangs by a thread. Kate Bowler
Learning to let go (again)…
Not bad for her first driving lesson. Not bad for me, either.
When there’s too much to do…
Sometimes it’s the abundance of options that’s our biggest obstacle.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
Parenting: an unexpected masterclass in flexibility.
Becoming an Emotional Scientist
As parents, in many ways we’re all learning to reparent ourselves.
Resting while on the road
One of the most important lessons we’ve learned is the necessity of building rest into our trips once we arrive at our destination.
everyday fatherhood 