Reflections Of A Backseat Thinker

*This post is most impactful as an audio. Please see link below If you would like to listen*  Soundcloud: Reflections on pain and hope in 2020 2020 was supposed to be my year.   I was the happiest I had ever been.  I had a new and unexpected relationship, healthy and filled with love and trust and all the things I had ever dreamed and more.  I had a successful career where I felt I could make a difference as a leader. Bring about positive change, and help people feel loved and appreciated. Due in part to the unending support of my partner, I had a renewed fire and belief that with enough work, my dream job in Finding Nemo the Musical was possible.  I had the world.  For the first time, I felt known, not simply from others, but also the peace of knowing myself. I knew who I was, and was happy with who I was... as a lover, as a leader, as a friend.  I was satisfied, thriving, excited for the future... and ungrateful.  I didn’t appreciate what I had until it was gone.  Leadin

      Welcome to my blog! You may be wondering why "backseat thinker"? Aren't backseat drivers annoying? Well, you're right. They aren't in control of the car. They have no right to be telling you what to do with the car...BUT... sometimes, from the outside perspective they can perhaps see things more clearly than the driver themselves. In life, we're all backseat drivers. Most of us don't have multiple degrees in politics, ethics, theology, business, international relations, and philosophy - but we all have opinions on what happens in our lives... in our cars so to speak. Even though we may not have expertise, we have minds and experiences that have the power to shape and inspire, lift up and change the world around us. My goal is to use this blog to share my thoughts, in hopes to make some sense of the world around me, and hopefully help it make sense for others too. Thanks for reading!