I crashed a wedding. It was an accident, but it totally happened. I have a mantra I repeat when things go sideways: if this doesn’t kill me, it’ll make a good story. Writers are always on the lookout for fodder for columns. You might remember my recent ill-fated, solo weekend at the hotel that was […]
“However ordinary each of us may seem, we are all in some way special, and can do things that are extraordinary, perhaps until then…even thought impossible.” ~Sir Roger Bannister The most gifted runners in the world started chasing the goal of a four-minute mile in the 1880’s. In the 1940s, the record for running a […]
“How can we find peace and joy in the middle of a chaotic world? First, find your peace within. If you have peace, you have everything; if you lose your peace, you lose everything. So whatever happens, don’t lose your peace. Treasure your peace of mind so much that you allow nothing to disturb it. […]
On the next clear, moonless night, go outside and face north. The star Vega will be shining very brightly all summer. Look slightly up and to the right and you will see a parallelogram of 4 stars that draw the constellation Lyra. This is my favorite summer constellation. This lopsided box of stars itself isn’t […]
“Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.” ~Richard Swenson, M.D. In 2016, Cork and Bottle Publishing Company published Sensible Wellness for Women, the book I co-wrote with my friend Andra. Writing with a partner is interesting because you must each make accommodations to create a cohesive […]
“The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration—it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.” ~Tim Kreider I sniffed, startled by a burning smell. As I ran […]
