Acknowledging difficulty without giving up on what comes next
Abstracts
Abstracts
Hope is more useful when it makes room for what is difficult, rather than asking us to ignore it.
In “The Crown of Vesper,” I picture a citadel on the imagined planet Zer at the boundary of light and darkness. That setting helps me articulate a choice: acknowledge the darkness and still act toward something better.
In professional work, that means being honest about the problems in front of us without letting them be the only guide to what we do next.