affirming flames

I've decided to try a new feature. I'm not sure of the interval yet, but let's try this out.

Tell me something good.
Tell me good news--a news story I might not have seen, something that makes you smile or makes you feel better about the world. Tell me a story that has in it something of the joy of human potential. Tell me about something going right. Tell me about something that made your day, your week, your year. Tell me about your wellspring of strength, your recent good fortune, your confirmation that Somebody Up There Cares. Tell me why you feel good about bringing children into a world so full of danger and hurt and trouble. Tell me why you get back up, how you get back up, what you do when there's too many punches to roll with.
Tell about a time it went okay. Tell me about hope. Tell me about triumph. Tell me about lighting a candle, or about someone who lit yours, in a dark place.
Tell me about miracles.
Tell me something that makes this life, this world, in all this suffering, a little more okay.

Light me a lantern.

details at eleven

I just want to make sure everyone knows that this week I'm guest-blogging over at Feministe.
I'll be cross-posting the work I do over there over here, once I'm done, but for right now? Go check 'em out! I've already got two up.