Life

Aging: Not the Enemy We Pretend It Is

There is a simple truth most people spend years trying to outrun. Aging is not the problem.Pretending you are not…

4 months ago

The Seat He Left Behind

For many years, I held the same man. He was not a large man, but he carried the quiet weight…

5 months ago

When Fabric Judges Back

I have come to the conclusion that clothing sizes are less a system and more a personality test. In one…

5 months ago

The Philosophy of Shared Showers

When the last kid moves out, a strange thing happens in a long marriage. The house gets quiet. Suspiciously quiet.…

5 months ago

Left Versus Right: Two Sides, One Body

Which is better. The right or the left? It is a question that sounds simple, almost playful, until you realize…

5 months ago

The Art of Not Feeding the Outrage

Negativity has become something of a national sport online. Actually, make that an international one. Scroll through social media for…

5 months ago

The Sound of Stillness

We drown the quiet in a flood of noiseConvince ourselves it's simply how we copeWe scroll and chatter, juggling shiny…

5 months ago

Is Costa Rica Safe?

Knowing that I live in this beautiful country, I have had a few people ask me online lately, “Is Costa…

5 months ago

Hitting Decline on Nature

There was a time when the loudest notification in our lives was the crack of a twig under a wandering…

5 months ago

When a Summer Breeze Turned Naughty

There is something wonderfully wholesome about a farmers’ market. Fresh vegetables, homemade jams, overpriced artisan soap that smells like a…

5 months ago