Musings inspired by everyday life.

I went backpacking with a few friends recently. As ethical campers, we all follow the ‘leave no trace’ principles. In short, leave nature as you fo...

If you ask me, one of the greatest movies of all time is Forrest Gump. If you ask my kiddo Jack, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the greatest story ...

Remember this: you have to close one chapter to open another. Stepping into the unknown is hard. It may require letting go of relationships, habits...

Arguments about what is true are more common than ever. Sometimes what is true is based on facts. And sometimes what is true is just true to a pers...

I don’t mean the kind of busy we’ve all been caught up in at times - rushed, stressed, and onto the next thing before we’ve arrived.  I mean the ki...

Most would agree that there are certain things in life that you just have to break open to get to the good stuff. Things like eggs, pistachios, coc...

I walked by a path into a nature preserve. The sign outside of it read: “Preserved as open space. Dump no materials.” It is a peaceful space that s...

When I’ve thought of my “home,” I’ve sometimes thought about it as a singular place I go to. For many of us, it’s the place we grew up or the home ...

My kiddo Jack recently had an idea to take a cardboard box, some tape, and crayons and make it into a water bottle. Ok, it was a totally non-functi...

I gave my almost 6-year-old Jack $1 so he could play a new supermarket lobby grab machine game. He had his eyes on a stuffy and started off with a ...

Reminder: some of our hardest times can also be our greatest teachers. Finding gratitude in those moments might just move you in new ways.  I am gr...

Not my words, but word that resonate: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it...