How what jolts us points us to the worlds we crave to create - I am no stranger to being appalled by the wounds of the world. It started very early in my life. 

Humans are social creatures by design. It's in our makeup to seek belonging. The absence of belonging for so many has created epidemic loneliness.

In my first year of teaching, I was feeling inadequate for the immense responsibilities of a public school teacher. For inspiration, I taped the Tale of a Starfish to the door of my classroom.