Alisa BurrisOvercoming My FearfulnessAlthough I’ve always been a shy person, especially in unfamiliar social situations, fear never seemed to restrict me. It didn’t complicate…7 min read·Aug 3, 2023----
Alisa BurrisThe Advantages of AgeRecently, I celebrated a birthday. I’m fortunate that this annual occasion occurs during the warmer months of the year. So indulging in…6 min read·Jul 19, 2023----
Alisa BurrisCaring is the Key to EverythingLately, I can’t help but marvel at the horrendous level of negativity surrounding us at all times now. It seems to me that hate, cruelty…6 min read·May 19, 2023----
Alisa BurrisProud to be ‘Woke’Most of the time, I’m a pretty composed, level-headed person, at least on the surface. It takes quite a lot of prompting for me to release…4 min read·Apr 13, 2023----
Alisa BurrisHate’s Unfortunate Effects on SocietyLately, my thoughts have been gravitating with persistent alarm to the culture of hate that continues to blossom further and further in…4 min read·Mar 11, 2023----
Alisa BurrisIt’s All on us: The VotersAt the beginning of this year, I wrote about my determination to be hopeful for the future despite all of the troubling realities that we…5 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
Alisa BurrisHope Shining Through the DarknessNow that 2022 has concluded, a year of immense political complexities and hateful strife looming from the last presidential administration…4 min read·Jan 12, 2023----
Alisa BurrisWe Deserve So Much BetterI admit it. On a consistent, quite unwavering basis, I’m a worrier. Even when no immediate threat appears to be hovering nearby, I tend to…6 min read·Dec 17, 2022----
Alisa BurrisDecency Quietly Rising From the AbyssOver the last few angst-ridden years, with stories of hate-driven violence, political hostility, and conspiracy-theory madness, my outrage…4 min read·Nov 24, 2022----