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…
Ease. It’s “my word” of intention this year. But a recent run-in with airplane turbulence had me anything but at ease…
I bought a new bike a couple of weeks ago. While that may sound rather ordinary, for me it was…
This essay was originally published in the 2017 Chicken Soup for the Soul book, Inspiration for Teachers, although it was…
Snow blankets the winter landscape. Crows perch on peaked rooftops and naked tree branches, cawing at one another across the…
Her name was Dottie. Dottie Datsun. She was a very used, very troubled sky-blue Datsun 210 Hatchback, and she was…
Simple practices keep us sane in complicated times. Sometimes they help us find solutions, as well.
Recently I celebrated a birthday. It wasn’t “big” in the sense of round numbers, but it felt important given the…
My 7th grade math teacher was named Mr. Jerkovich. Yes, that’s true. And although he wasn’t a jerk, he did…
Travel back to childhood and savor some simplicity. Connect to the life lessons learned through an annual event: picking wild berries.
A difficult mother-daughter conversation opens the door for a tough 5-letter word: TRUST. What does it really mean to trust the process?