What “Pro-Life” Means
Let’s redefine the term, shall we? My heart has been so heavy this week I’m not alone, I know. We’ve all been bludgeoned by the one-after-another mass shootings in America in the past few weeks, our hearts torn and wounded…
Tag Mental Health
Hit With Holiday Sads?
Three tips that can help The holidays are rough on some of us; that’s not news. Their arrival during the shortest days of the year — assuming you live north of the equator — comes freighted with expectations and associations…
How I (Mostly) Cured My Claustrophobia
It helped to realize space does not equal room The flight was full and I had the center seat My heart had begun jackhammering the moment the doors closed. The soothing pull of gravity during takeoff, its effect like a…
Emerging From the Pandemic
Lessons from the last year I hope not to forget The dark winter of 2020–21 is behind us, giving way to an uneven spring. Depending on your circumstances — your profession, your age, where you live, whether or not you’ve been vaccinated,…
Do You Notice Anything Different?
I’m hoping it’s not just me Since late January, there’s been a shift in tone At least in my corner of the nation, which is admittedly a deep-blue pocket in a majority blue state. Most of us here were mightily…