Hey Reader! This was a lovely, long week filled with friends. People I don’t see enough and one person I hadn’t seen since I was fourteen years old. Lunch with a high school friend who’s moving away. Family visits and performances for a room sprinkled with strangers. I needed that reminder of how beautiful life is when we connect with others. Even the least encounter enriches me: with new thoughts, experiences, emotions, and understanding. But not every interaction is positive. Sometimes,...