Sometimes I think about Teta, the short old lady with the coke-bottle glasses and Clairol-red hair. My grandmother. I have…
The Pause
Right now, many of us are experiencing a barrage of uncomfortable feelings stemming from this unprecedented global pandemic. Stress. Worry.…
Leaning in, Letting Go
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about getting better at spotting and identifying what is and what is not for…
Wayfarer
I stayed up too late and woke up the next morning later than I wanted, and then had to make…
Moving an Inch
It’s almost July. More than half of 2020 is over, and life since March has felt like a blur, partly…
The Risk Management of Living
I feel anxious, like, all of the time. Restless, empty, distracted, unmotivated. I feel tired and worn out. But I…
Kittens and Butterflies
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with…
A Mother’s Love
Oh, hello Mother’s Day. What do days like this even mean? I cringe over Valentine’s Day (always have), and Mother’s…
Four Years
Yesterday I ran while the kids rode their bikes. It was a perfect warm morning, minus quarantine. Not many people…
Chaos Management
Yesterday, exactly five weeks into this COVID-19 quarantine, I had a meltdown after dinner that ended with me abruptly turning…