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…
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…
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,…
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…
And hoping they stay lost Maybe this has happened, in some form or other, to you You had a friend. At one point in your life, this person was a dear friend, someone with whom you felt an enduring connection, someone…