Tag: joy

A brown donkey and a gray donkey graze near each other in a grassy field. In the background is a wire mesh fence, beyond which are woods.
Donkey Devos, Relationships

Why We Need Good Friends

Megan Bean

It sounds obvious, yet sometimes we seem to forget. We get caught up in work, routines, and family duties and relegate friendship to luxury status. Or we get plunged into pain or struggle and try to soldier on alone. We think we have to do it, that our burdens are ours alone to carry, that no one can ever understand, that no one should ever have to share our struggle.

Snow blankets the branches and flowers of a dogwood tree.
Tough Times

Living in the Face of Your Nemesis

Megan Bean

Maybe you're facing a problem, old or new, that has you frozen in your tracks or pacing in your bunker. Maybe you've tried giving it (or yourself) time, but found yourself growing stagnant. Or maybe, as overwhelmed as you feel at the thought of moving forward, waiting it out simply isn't an option. But how do we get moving? How do we live – really live – in the face of our nemeses?