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“I needed to change grief into glory and pain into power,” she said. “To transform it into something bearable and something beautiful.”

I attend a bustling art fair and run into Grace, an acquaintance from long ago. During the 45 minutes we ‘hang out’ at the booth of a shared friend …

… that she would tell me one-on-one is a BIG surprise. I am keen to respond—not to the message–but to the person sharing it.

I prepare for a reunion with old friends, fretting as departure draws near. Have I time to shed five pounds or whiten my teeth? Score the perfect outfit? Maybe, but it’s …

The work day requires me to sit–immobile as rock. My fingers do the walking, tapping their way across the computer keyboard, recording colorless data…