“Check it out,” my friend said. “The boys are going off the high dive.” I stopped watching my younger son, who was splashing in the shallow end of the pool, and spun my head toward the diving well. Sure enough, there was Jack and one of his buddies, racing up…
Several times a week, I wake early and tiptoe downstairs. I lace up my sneakers, stretch out my legs, and I run. I don’t run particularly fast or for long distances, but in my head, I am a runner. I feel strong and balanced. I feel healthy and liberated. I…
As we move though the busyness of another chaotic week – a week filled with whiny kids and last minute trips to the grocery store, angry clients and demanding bosses, harassing doubts and endless questions – it is important to step back, take a deep breath, and remember that sometimes…
“Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” ― J.M. Barrie I took my car in for a routine oil change this week. And I left feeling incredibly thankful to be alive. I won’t get into the details of it, but as it turns out,…
I have been struggling for the past few days – and more accurately, the past few hours – to write a new post. The problem isn’t with ideas – those are flowing freely. I’ve got ideas for posts about everything from identity and connection to fear and loneliness percolating in…
Yesterday morning I sat outside on our back deck, coffee in one hand, pen in the other. Since it was Sunday, I had turned off my computer, cell phone, television, and quieted some of the external noise. The internal noise, however, lingered. I was anxious about a phone call I…