The art of living · the storm
Storms
Some days the sky cracks open. The hard thing arrives — sudden, loud, sure of itself — and leaves a silence heavier than the noise it made. Here we don’t look away. We name them plainly, because even the breaking is part of the becoming.
Latest Storms
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Keep Mati, our public health hero!
Mati, I see you as one of the great ones. I see you as one who has sat before fire, with hands that have glowed in deep flame. Your face was truly sculptured by smoke, and your eyes have truly wandered around as your voice rose, like humming bees in the middle of summer, your voice…
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Keep this Bloom!
The air in the dark that fills me, shapes me, nurtures me, then refills me again, is the reason why we Bloom. Thank you Ms. Cummings and all of you that see me, see why writing in this manner matters. I cherish and love you all.
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Keep the shining sun after a tornado!
Our friends saw a tree outside their home. It’s was after the tornado that passed through St. Louis, and for them, it left no power, broken lights, and a large tree on the ground. They are okay they said. At least the sun is still shining. I agree. My heart goes out to everyone who…
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Keep stories about grief and love for children through books like Bloom!
Before the end of today, about 1,200 children in the U.S. will lose their parents. This translates to about 432,000 children annually. By the time most children turn 18, at least 1 in 13 of them would have lost a parent. My first death experience was as a teen through the loss of grandmother and…
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Keep your dreams!
My dreams are long and continuous. They cannot be separated from my every day life. Some days are ragged. Take the last three weeks of questions around funding global health. Other days are coarse. Take too the lack of stance on supporting global health. Still I know it will take everything to silence voices external,…
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Keep the 14th year anniversary of earning a doctoral degree!
Today marks 14 years since I got my PhD from Penn State University. When I look back at that experience, look back at the lessons learnt, one thing stands clear, that even if I loose everything today, I can rebuild from the ground up because of the people that helped to shape the story I…
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Keep the love of global health!
I only have one question for the present state of affairs with global health: where is the love? How do we love, not just ourselves and our work, but those of others, even if means loving the enemy as they work to end all we love. So where is the love and how do you…