She didn’t fit the typical coffee shop crowd. Usually, the place is filled with students with computers, business people with lattes and a few older folks scanning their iPads. But not this woman. She and her granddaughter sat across from each other a few feet down from me, and there was a small, open box […]
Attitude
Fear of Heights
Have you ever assumed something about another person that made you angry with them – but then found out it wasn’t true? On the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago, there’s a balcony you can walk out and stand on. It has a glass floor. They say it’s safe, but you’re looking straight […]
What to Do in Case of an Introvert
6th Grade. Clarendon School. First day of Mrs. Domini’s class. “Besides your homework, a big part of your grade will be class participation,” she announced. I didn’t hear anything she said after that. Asking me to raise my hand and make comments or ask questions in class was like asking me to bungee jump off […]