The Heart is Down There
For parents, and anyone else who wants to connect.
An invitation to look beneath behavior and make room for the heart—our own and the hearts of the people we love.
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Essays about the heart, relationships, intimacy, faith, and becoming more fully yourself.
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The Alarming Invitation of Resentment
What resentment may be asking us to notice beneath the surface.
A closer look at the feelings we resist and what they may reveal about desire, disappointment, and the heart.
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How honest relationships help us become better men.
A reflection on friendship, vulnerability, and the people who help us live with greater honesty and integrity.
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The long way of love.
A reflection on the quiet, often unseen ways love takes shape beyond recognition and the spotlight.
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Trusting the slow work of change.
An invitation to notice the meaningful growth that unfolds gradually, beneath the surface and beyond easy measurement.
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