I’ve written before about my decision not to dye my graying hair any longer. As I mentioned then, hair color was never really an effort to hide the fact that I was aging. It…
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I went to the gym last week, for the first time in quite a while. I wasn’t feeling great about myself. My workout clothes were a little tight, thanks to holiday treats. I knew…
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What’s the one thing you want to do? What does fear keep you from doing? I’ve been thinking a lot about fear in the last few weeks. I’ve been contemplating the question If you…
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When I was in elementary school, one of my friends revealed that her mom paid her for earning good grades. I had always been an excellent student, so this sounded like a great idea…
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This is the time of year when people start pondering their new year’s resolutions. As the old year begins to wind down, we start looking ahead at a blank calendar–a whole year filled with…
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Ever since the wave of #Metoo narratives began maing its way across social media, I’ve been having lots of conversations about what “counts” as sexual harassment. It’s probably not surprising that women have a…
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Last week I came across this beautiful thought. It’s an excerpt from the Our Appoinment with Life, a book of Buddhist teachings translated by Thich Nhat Hanh. Do not pursue the past. Do not…