I have this strange thing I do when I’m faced with a task that is sad or scary, or circumstances that just plain suck: I pretend I’m one of my own kids. I think of what advice I’d give them, and then I follow it. In this frame of mind, […]
The world is full of stories about wolves—scary wolves, endangered wolves, wolves who eat grandmothers, wolves who fiercely protect their cubs–but here is one you may not have heard: Wolves can heal our planet. It’s true. I first learned this fact several years ago while listening to a park ranger. […]
Back in the first months of the pandemic when uncertainty was at its height, I turned on the TV, looking for something light and mindless. Instead, under “most popular” movies, it stared back at me: Outbreak. Running a close second and third were Contagion and The Stand. “Who would […]
How do you find hope amid hardship? Start anew when you’re just plain exhausted? Or even imagine a bright future when reality seems so bleak? At this particular moment in history, as we start a new year following the catastrophe that was 2020, I am struck by the importance of […]
It’s that time of year– the season when we used to spend hours trying to find each other the perfect, thoughtful gift. The season when we now just text our family members Amazon links and say “Hey, get me this.” I’m as guilty of it as anybody. More so, in […]
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