Of Turbulence & Intentions
Ease. It’s “my word” of intention this year. But a recent run-in with airplane turbulence had me anything but at ease…
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Two Wheels and the Open Road
I bought a new bike a couple of weeks ago. While that may sound rather ordinary, for me it was…
The Twenty-Minute Lesson
This essay was originally published in the 2017 Chicken Soup for the Soul book, Inspiration for Teachers, although it was…
Get the Funk Out of February
Snow blankets the winter landscape. Crows perch on peaked rooftops and naked tree branches, cawing at one another across the…
Warning Lights: Lessons from the Dashboard of a ’79 Datsun Hatchback
Her name was Dottie. Dottie Datsun. She was a very used, very troubled sky-blue Datsun 210 Hatchback, and she was…
Discovering Joy Through Simple Practices
Simple practices keep us sane in complicated times. Sometimes they help us find solutions, as well.
Captured In Time: Camera Roll Revelations
Recently I celebrated a birthday. It wasn’t “big” in the sense of round numbers, but it felt important given the…
Don’t Let the Door Hit You (On Your Rush To 2021)
My 7th grade math teacher was named Mr. Jerkovich. Yes, that’s true. And although he wasn’t a jerk, he did…
Wild Things Don’t Wait: Lessons Learned by Picking Wild Berries
Travel back to childhood and savor some simplicity. Connect to the life lessons learned through an annual event: picking wild berries.
That Tough Little 5 Letter Word: Trust
A difficult mother-daughter conversation opens the door for a tough 5-letter word: TRUST. What does it really mean to trust the process?