Author Archives: oliviadower

If you know me, you would know that I struggle with public speaking. No matter the crowd- even in one of my small classes of six students in college- I was very nervous. Nevertheless I still end up doing public speaking a lot in my life and though it is a challenge, it always turnsContinue reading “An Encouraging Silence”

A new year can be deceiving. It comes with this idea of a fresh start, but the start of another day with a different name doesn’t erase what happened the weeks before.  During our first Monday drop-in of the year, I sat down at a table to join a group for lunch. As we chatted,Continue reading “A New Year, a fresh start?”

Now it has officially been more than a month since I started here at The Dale… and I really do love it! There is something special about an open door. A space with an open invitation, open to anyone in the community, embracing them with open arms. Attitudes shift when you tell someone they areContinue reading “An Open Door”