Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.
What she mostly wanted, he learned, was the same thing many people want--someone to notice she was there.
I still think there is a way to take all the mistakes that we've made as adults and put a little bit of a salve on them, a little bit of a fix on them, if we just are a little smarter in what we teach our kids.
Why are we embarassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?
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Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.