The Answer is Us
Pain teaches us the most counterintuitive thing – that we must go down before we even can know what up is. Suffering of some sort seems...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Wild Places Make You Earn It...
Dear Everyone: We Repeat What We Don’t Repair. The number of times I’ve recited this fundamental truth can’t be quantified. It’s a...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
We're All Cracked...
Dear Everyone: A recent influx of new subscribers and site members served as a reminder that it's past time to reintroduce myself and our...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Into the Wilderness I go...
Dear Everyone: This week’s edition of Cereal with Hand Poured Milk comes to you from deep in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness....
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Kemia Sarraf
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
ReImagine Tomorrow - Dreamers of the Day
Dear Everyone: This week’s edition of Cereal with Hand Poured Milk is penned by my dear friend and colleague, Antoinette Ayers....
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Kemia Sarraf
- Jun 27, 2021
- 4 min
Wanted: Adultier Adults
Dear Everyone: Hitch a ride when you need to. Provide safe passage when you can. ~~ For the record, I am a world-class catastrophizer. I...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Apr 27, 2021
- 2 min
Beware The "Cheerleaders"
Dear Everyone: In this week’s edition of Cereal With Hand Poured Milk (aka “figure out what you can half-ass without harm”) we’re going...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Feb 14, 2021
- 4 min
"Who Do I Want To Be?"
Dear Everyone: Stress isn’t a bad thing. In fact, stress - particularly when appropriate, scaffolded supports are in place - is central...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Weaponized Resilience
Dear Everyone: Recently, I've fielded a lot of requests for presentations and tools on resiliency. Specifically in healthcare and...
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Kemia Sarraf
- Nov 15, 2020
- 7 min
Our Resiliency Rivers
Dear Everyone: A couple weeks ago I wrote the first in a three-part series about resilience and then, predictably, got sidetracked....
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Kemia Sarraf
- Nov 8, 2020
- 4 min
Stuck In The Middle With You
Sculpture by Alexander Milov Dear Everyone: I got a phone call very late last night. Normally, I turn my phone off early - it's part of...
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