Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
Two images are evoked by such a phrase: One, of a traveler who leaves behind a trail of regrets; the other, a traveler who travels upon a trail that has already been traveled. The former allows for new paths to be discovered; the latter, of a trail that has already been established, and one which regretfully cannot be altered. It is the subtle distinction between the teacher […]
Whether of a book, a secret or a personal relationship, there is always that moment of opening. The pause of anticipation before the reading of the first word of a novel announced to be a masterpiece of literary discourse; or of a secret, long lost and hidden in the family closet, now to be revealed where eyes and ears pierce […]
Each of us lives an insular life. It is that “private” side of us which remains so at our option. How much of it is allowed into the public arena, and to whom we may share with, those are dependent upon multiple factors — of desiring to; of releasing information about ourselves that may allow for one to become “vulnerable”; […]