What if Self-Improvement Backfires?

Maybe improving ourselves isn’t the right approach

Photo by Céline Druguet on Unsplash

It’s another bright morning in Arizona, and the hot sun is just starting to appear above the palms hovering over my backyard.

I’m sitting here in a swing and watching the light creep across the yard. Having been stuck in quarantine mode for a few months now, I, like many others, am feeling cooped up, worn out, and generally…