I have intense feelings and I don’t have any choice but to share them. That’s just the way I’m wired. I love powerfully. I hurt deeply. I experience joy with open exuberance.
I don’t hide my feelings well. If you’re paying any attention at all, you know where you stand with me, because I wear my heart on my sleeve.
But there are times — very rare times — when everything feels numb. When that happens, it means that some part of me — maybe a little part or maybe a big part — has finally died after an extended period of intense pain. It happens without warning, although it’s always predictable in retrospect.
I went numb today. It feels like walking in a driving rainstorm without an umbrella — and not caring what anybody else thinks.

What if I’ve fooled myself — and darkness is all that waits for me?
Words on paper don’t give governments the right to rob us
Would you be glad or ashamed if others could read your thoughts?
I have a history of ignoring signs that warn me it’s time for change
I don’t know how to amuse you into taking your future seriously
Some Ohio State football fans believe a U.S. president has superpowers
A heart that’s open to love can lead you to unexpected places
Irrational beliefs hurt all of us when you hand power to the ignorant
No matter how ‘defeated’ you are, there’s a way to transform yourself