Incongruence: 10 Things

#169 in a series of wild and precious reasons to pardon ourselves and others.

1. TWIL

This week I contemplated celebrating. In fact, yesterday was my Dad’s birthday — he died twenty years ago, so it’s not really a day for celebration. Or is it?

The incongruence between how I might be supposed to feel and how I do feel struck me several times this week. I almost used the word “exhausted” today. But no — it’s more that yes, exhausted…