Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Academic Life

Early Marriage | Part 8

1967 Winter in Cambridge MA

View behind our Cambridge apartment 1967

Cambridge, winter 1965-early spring 1966. I’m driving without a manual or a map. The noisy 24/7 auto shop across the street captures my imagination, especially in the evenings Read the rest of this entry »

My Irrelevant Self

Who doesn’t want to be relevant? Better, am I willing to be irrelevant? Unconnected, extraneous, off-topic, useless? Henri Nouwen sees a connection between the search for relevancy, and burnout. Read the rest of this entry »