The Importance Of Making Room
Living Alone I have been alone a lot lately . . . And I kind of like it. I like having the television and the remote all to myself. I like the kind of rockin’ good night’s sleep you get when you’re the...
View ArticleStarting Over Once Upon A Time: Recreating Love When We Forget
Imagine you’re in a committed partnership with someone you love very much. Imagine that, although things aren’t always perfect, you’re happy and confident in your love and your life with this person,...
View ArticleA Grief Re-Observed: Re-Experiencing Loss In Times Of Tragedy
“I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process. It needs not a map but a history . . .” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed We are...
View ArticleSnot Rockets And Sailing Ships: Making Meaning Out Of The Mess
Snot Rockets My daughter Emily has never been much of a hiker. Bright and beautiful, and possessing a quick wit and an exceptionally kind heart, Emily has many talents and interests. Walking in the...
View ArticleTo Do Or Not To Do – A Downsizing Question
The act of downsizing, whether tackled out of a sense of opportunity (you want to lighten your load a bit, make room for some new things) or necessity (you can’t find your bathroom), can be...
View ArticleInvincible Summer
“In the midst of winter I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Alber Camus A few weeks ago, after several weeks of punishing wind and sub-zero temperatures, during which everyone in my...
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