Give yourself the grace of letting go

January 28, 2026
The Grace of Letting Go As the years gather behind us, life begins to whisper its truest lessons. One of the gentlest—and the hardest—is this: we cannot keep...

Nostalgia and reality: two sides of a coin

January 26, 2026
The 1960s float in my memory like a haze of sunlight through a beaded curtain. Golden afternoons, music drifting from a transistor radio, the kind of melodies that...

Why we’re so stressed today — and what to do ab...

January 21, 2026
'Tis the post-holiday season when stress relief is on the agenda. (or relief, alone!) If you’ve noticed that stress feels like the default setting for so many...

How far would you go for a loved one?

January 19, 2026
How far would you go? I read an article in The Atlantic recently about a mom whose son suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. He was left in what...

The emotional violence of needing to be right

January 15, 2026
There is a violence in the way some people insist on being right. Of aggressively insisting their view prevail. They don’t just want to be understood—they want to...

I saw the hunger for human kindness

January 12, 2026
I wore this sweatshirt on a plane to and from Maui and again on my holiday flights to New York and back.  I was surprised at the number of people in the airport and on...

Why being ghosted by a friend isn’t always a bad thin

January 7, 2026
Being Ghosted by a Friend — and Why It’s Sometimes a Gift in Disguise There are few things as disorienting as being ghosted by someone you once...

How the geometry of fractals applies to us

January 5, 2026
The geometry of fractals has always fascinated me. You see them everywhere—spirals in seashells, the branching of trees, the pattern of rivers flowing toward the...

How to support wildlife in winter

December 22, 2025
Winter may be beautiful, but it can be brutal for our wild animal friends. As temperatures drop and natural food sources become scarce, birds, squirrels, and other...

On feeling marginalized

December 17, 2025
On Feeling Marginalized It can happen in the subtlest ways. The invitation that never comes. The conversation during which your voice is talked over. The group...

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