Sometimes the most powerful way to explain something complicated is through the use of allegory. In this short film, these animators poetically capture the devastating and imprisoning yoke of addiction using a kiwi bird’s innocent desire for pleasure and flight. Although any single telling risks oversimplification, each of us can connect to the very human…
All Alone at 71…or Not?
At 71 I’m still plenty alert and alive; but, I’m all alone now (with only my dear cat, Sunny). My few living relatives want nothing with me; and I have only a couple good friends. I have no job nor any prospects thereof; and my remaining funds are rapidly disappearing. In the past few years…
A Marriage of Pain
The night that should have ended my marriage, but didn’t, was a mid-winter night about six months after my wedding, during my senior year in college. I don’t remember why my husband and I started arguing, or when the fight escalated. I do remember getting thrown against the wall repeatedly, punched in the arms and…
Sunday Social Builds Community
Seattle’s beloved Seahawks are in the heart of the season, and the SAJD Supported Living Program’s Sunday social group is following them as avidly as ever, regularly gathering for football food and game-watching. “Social isolation is one the biggest challenges people with cognitive disabilities face,” says SAJD SLP Director Rachael Kwong. “Our Sunday social group is…
Dignity, Service and the Divine
“Please – Show me Your Kavod (Essence/Presence/Glory),” Moses pleads to God in a moment of personal vulnerability after the sin of the Golden Calf. A brief interpretive summary of God’s reply: “You can’t see My Face and live. Instead, I will show you My Attributes, and by imitating My Attributes, starting with showing kindness and…
The SNAP Lifeline
SNAP. Basic Food. Food stamps. Whichever name you know it by, you know it as the lifeline for many families to get their basic food needs met. Starting this month, about 200,000 King County households will see drastic cuts to this vital resource by as much as $90 per month. These cuts will affect SNAP…
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