Permission to Grieve
Strapping in for the full-price emotional roller coaster ride of grief is a daunting proposition. To make matters worse, unlike the admission pass to an amusement park you excitedly buy for yourself, grief’s ticket is usually handed to you by others. Life then seems to wink at you with...
More Than A Cop
It’s a well-known saying among law enforcement officers, “Being a cop isn’t just a job, it’s a calling.” It is a feeling deep in the core of your being that you are there for a purpose, to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and that what you’re doing matters. ...
Aim Small, Miss Small
I stared at the peanut butter that was splattered all over my kitchen floor, the refrigerator, and the cabinets. The butter knife I had been using moments before was laying on the floor as well. What on earth just happened? If I can’t even spread peanut butter on a...
A Shift in Perspective
Fun (fŭn) n. A source of enjoyment or pleasure; amusing diversion (e.g. Being stuck at a desk days on end is fun. Have fun drowning in reports! Being overworked and underappreciated heightened the fun for me). Not. In. My. Dictionary. Ever. The phone ringing on my desk was no...