We celebrate the one year anniversary of my husband's open-heart surgery this week. This two-year-old post seemed particularly applicable...

"When we read, we start at the beginning and read until we reach the end. When we write, we start in the middle and fight our way out."...

Once I thought that a quiet place to collect one’s thoughts and recharge lost energy was, in fact, quiet. A recent trip to the seaside...

It’s like an under-worked muscle. Many of us are born with it well-developed. As children we meet the world with eyes of wonder and...