You Must Imagine.
A story. Last year on our trip to Italy, we visited the ruins of Pompeii. As our tour guide gestured toward the empty rooms and half-demolished ovens and sprawling town squares, she invited us into the ancient world by using one phrase over and over: “You must...
What She’s Taught Me: A Thank-You Note On Motherhood
DEAR MOMS, I’m sure you’ve heard it before. Maybe a little, maybe a lot. Maybe it’s been forced or routine. But this is a different kind of thank you. An honest thank you, to all mothers, biological AND emotional, a thank you for everything you teach to those...
Cultivating Real-Deal Positivity
My amusement park ride of choice as a highly sensitive kid was the carousel. No big drops. No unexpected moves. No aggressive sounds or strobe light effects. I could get on my favorite horse and, for three whole minutes (or more), escape from everyone and everything...
The Single State Of Mind.
For most of my partnered-up adult life, Valentine’s Day was a bit like prom: lots of hype, tons of expectation, and kind of a let down when it finally arrived. They felt extravagant or forced, like some sort of obligation I was supposed to be totally into but was only...
Opportunity Seizing (or, Consistency Is A Trap.)
Are you sick of the end-of-year scare tactics yet? I sure am. You know the ones. Even if you don’t KNOW you know the ones…you know them. “Make this last month of the DECADE count!” “Only a few more weeks left in the YEAR!”...
