The Unexpected Journey

'Tis the season … the political season, that is. It comes in waves — every four years at least — and it brings a tension that seemingly knows no limits.

If you’ve spent any time on any form of social media lately, you might have noticed the “trend” that spans, I would say, the millennial generation and younger of “breaking generational curses.”

If you are in the Hays County area and have school-aged children, it is likely that they spent the last week at home for spring break, much like my 6-year-old son did.

“On a scale of 0-4, with zero being never and four being very often, how often would you say you have felt unhappy or sad in the last two weeks?” ------ It’s a question my therapist asks approximately every two months. She tracks my answers as a way to obtain a little bit of insight on how I have been feeling.

Integrity, noun, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. -Oxford Languages ------ In laymen’s terms, integrity is often described as, “Doing the right thing, even though no one is watching.”