I was noticing that in my own life (and expressed by many of my friends and colleagues) that hope has been a bit hard to find recently. What is happening in the world at large has been downright tough, troubling, and exhausting.

I did a whole load of laundry the other day and it had me thinking about people. Just like how we can remove layers of dirt from fabric, sometimes we need to strip away our emotional armor to reveal our authentic selves.