I have turned back the clock. Sort of. This turning back the hands of time hasn’t removed the wrinkles that have settled in around my eyes. Nor has it given me the energy and flair that I had a decade ago. But I do feel like I have returned to…
A recent visit to a bed and breakfast outside of Chicago inspired my latest Urban Times post on historical tourism. The inn was steeped in a tradition so wholesome that I almost felt as if I had been transported to another era. I was reminded that sometimes a person doesn’t…
The election is behind us. Finally. Some of us may be happier than others about the outcome, but at least the election drama is over. Regardless of whether you had red eyes last Wednesday morning due to excessive sobbing or due to late night celebrations, I think that many of…
The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. ~Charles DeLint Last week, I came across the weekly theme at Studio 30 of “Bucket List.” I was instantly intrigued. We all have this list regardless of what we…
It’s Monday again and this week I called the topic over at Stasha’s place for her weekly Monday Listicles. If you didn’t read last Monday’s post, the topic is “10 Ways You Are Different Than or the Same as Your Younger Self.” This topic has always fascinated me. In some…
The following post originally appeared at Quest for Meaning on October 9, 2012. “Wasn’t that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted.” —Abraham Verghese, “Cutting for Stone” I was born and raised in rural Wisconsin. Our town had a population of just over…