Emotional Baggage

Everyone is carrying something. Let others lighten the load for you.

The Railway Station, Redfern by Arthur Streeton, 1893 (public domain - Wikimedia Commons)

“Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it.” — Fred Rogers

[Editor’s note: this was originally an edition only for paying subscribers.]

Today’s edition is a little different.

It’s arriving a day late and I don’t have the full complement of three stories in each of the Timely / Timeless sections. And I’ll tell you exactly why.

First, it’s been a busy week, with a looming deadline for a client that’s kept me from more wide reading — the kind of reading that brings the deeper thinking you've come to expect from this newsletter. Not to mention that there aren't that many stories out there about vulnerability (aside from Brené Brown, who over-indexes in this area).

And, to be blunt, everything in the news lately has had me more than a little distra…