(in)courage

Years ago, I can remember my friend Tat telling me her favorite scene in the movie Tangled was the part when all of the lanterns float into the sky. "It's beautiful, Aliza," she said, "all of that light." So one day, Tat, our friend Brianna, and I took our own lanterns, lighting them with fire, and watching them rise high, the night sky glistening behind them. I’ll never forget Tat’s face from that night: filled with wonder, childlike delight. She kept giggling and sighing, saying, “This is ...