Alive 
… and my first post of 2018 (it’s only June 
)
I took a step back from social media for a while, cause these 6 months have been inside-out change….. January – March in New Zealand, April in England, and the last two …
a l i v e
You are not being defeated; you are being transformed.
I landed in Trieste – a city in northern Italy – in July of this year, and have been living alone in this beautiful place ever since.
When I arrived, I had no idea what the next few months of my life would look
…It’s okay to not be okay.
Lord knows it is uncomfortable to see another person in sadness, pain or uncertainty…
… because – yes, of course – we would much rather see someone in comfort, joy and elation (especially if it is someone we love)…
… but also – and
…‘Whatever could it be that has brought me to this loss?’
How can we pour into this crater carved-out by loss,
a loss that we’re seeing and feeling everywhere we turn?
This loss in ourselves.
This loss in our society.
(We only have to look at the shock and near-grieving process that many Americans and
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