Musings inspired by everyday life.

  • Bridge the cracks in connection.

    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...
  • Get busy.

    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...
  • It isn't broken. It’s just opening up.

    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...
  • Preserved as open space.

    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...
  • Home is where the heart is.

    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 ...
  • The world needs your magic.

    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...
  • Play games you can win.

    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 ...
  • Grateful.

    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...
  • Shine bright.

    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...
  • You can't lose what you don't cling to.

    My kiddo Jack recently got a new favorite stuffy for his pre-k graduation. In the beginning, he loved this stuffy so much (an owl named Nick). He c...
  • Stop fighting the wind.

    I’m no sailor, but I know that the right amount of wind is required to move a sailboat forward. I also know that sailors don’t control the wind, bu...
  • The real yellow brick road.

    The Yellow Brick Road was meant to lead Dorothy and her friends to the great Wizard of Oz. Spoiler alert: everyone finds out that this “Wizard” was...