As I sit perched at the start of a new year, I can’t help but feel curious, optimistic, and a little anxious all at the same time about…
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We all have been advised at one time or another by a well-meaning person to “never give up hope!” or have heard something along the lines of “when…
In Bikram yoga class the other day during the almost impossible standing-head-to-knee posture, the teacher said that the pose is not so much about balancing on one leg…
I was brought up to just assume that I would get married one day. It was a given. There was just never any question in my mind. Even…
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I’ve heard James Taylor, Martin Sexton, and Sarah McLachlan sing their versions of “I’ll be Home for Christmas” over the past couple of days. It got me to…
While I certainly didn’t think I would ever say such a thing, my brain injury, resulting from a pill popping suicide attempt (Read full story here), turned out…