Dichotomy, in a nutshell, is the categorizing of two opposing things separately; like birds and fish. Lately, I've been feeling many opposing emotions since losing my mom. It's because of this that I've discovered that there is great dichotomy within us. In fact, I think we hold more than just two opposing feelings, but rather several. Here's the thing, we can do that and do it well. It doesn't make you a hypocrite nor does it make you inauthentic. Instead it make you human. And through grace we can give ourselves and others permission to be multi-faceted, just as we were created to be.