Self-Forgetfulness?

January 22, 2014 Elisabeth Jordan

Don't you ever wish you could forget about yourself?

I don't mean in a self-flagellating sort of way, but wouldn't it be nice if we could really naturally focus on other people and just think less often about ourselves—and not even notice we weren't thinking about ourselves because it came so naturally?

Our Father

January 16, 2014 Elisabeth Jordan

I've seen David several times before. He has these beautiful, sea green eyes that are hard to miss. For the first time today, we talked.

I'm not sure what my perception was before, but I didn't expect him to be so friendly. He told me immediately that he had mental health issues and was having a particularly difficult time because of staffing changes at the shelter. His former therapists had left, and the new ones lacked compassion.

Some People Cry.

January 7, 2014 Elisabeth Jordan

Some people cry.

Some people laugh.

At any given moment in the world, people are laughing and people are crying.

Video: The Corner

January 3, 2014 Elisabeth Jordan

I created the video below to give a little better feel of what it's like being on the Corner every week. It highlights the past 5 months on the Corner!

Underground

January 1, 2014 Elisabeth Jordan

When you get the flu, you go underground. You don't get to write any clever Christmas or New Year's posts. You are lucky to get a shower in for the day, and perhaps even luckier to remember to brush your teeth.

The flu hit two days after Christmas, as my husband Austin was recovering from his own illness, complete with 102.2 degree fever, that hit him Christmas day. And so we both went underground, and today is the first day to resurface.