I suffered a hard blow last evening. It was unexpected and darn near knocked me off my feet despite the fact that there was no physicality to it. It was an emotional blow so inconceivable to me in the moment that I struggled to take it in. I brought in the new year with a new understanding [...]
Tag: disappointment
My bipartisan disappointment…
I think that doing or saying nothing in the face of actions or ideas that you perceive to be inherently wrong or divisive, is - in and of itself - a form of tacit approval. I know I am not alone in this position as many great thinkers have heretofore said the same (and note, I hardly [...]
Today there is very little bliss in the unawareness…
I must admit that I am not in the loop of all the high level goings-on at NDSU. I hear things here and there, but I do not have a pipeline into the What's Really Happening at NDSU network. I think that is a blessing on some fronts - to be blissfully unaware. Although, I [...]
Putting on my big girl panties…
Yesterday I was disappointed with a couple of folks’ actions. I hate when that happens. Have you ever had that experience where you held someone at a certain level of esteem and you learned it may not be warranted? I imagine everyone has had that experience at some point or another. It just reminded me [...]