written by Billie Cox In my extremely long life, I have witnessed ordinary people doing beautiful things for another. Sometimes it’s simple. This week a friend I rarely see emailed me an uplifting poem and mailed me a package filled with thought-provoking articles and a pair of socks that say, “More feminism, Less bullshit.” Hope, […]
Eleven years ago, I discovered I had breast cancer. The experience shook me to the core. Although I knew my life would change, it would be a long time before I realized it would be an uplifting and needed change. Before cancer, I had always planned to pen my story, but I had been too […]
I first discovered the poem “Kindness” at a time when I was struggling to face my son’s illness and to find some meaning, some purpose, in that struggle. The beauty and wisdom of the poem’s words gave me those gifts. Years later insights from this poem would ripple across my class and change my student […]
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