Tag: Mental health
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A Mountain Hike and Messy Middle
Slowing down to observe life when plans change The late summer light is giving way to fall, like the slow turning of a dial. Everything is muted and yellow-gold. The light comes slanting gently into the kitchen at 5:00pm when I’m wrapping up my work day. There is a calm after storms, when all goes…
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Life Is Not A Race
Now if only I could believe it Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash The water was almost as warm as the air: 81 degrees. When I stepped into it my feet squelched into the soft sand at the edge of Walden Pond. My hair was cinched tight in a bun on top of my head…
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The Façade Comes Crashing Down
1. The news is so awful. 10,328 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war a month ago.1 And 1,400 Israelis.2 I remember in the 2-3 days after the Hamas attack on October 7, when we all were starting to digest the shock of that attack and realize what was about to happen in…
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Life As Rehearsal
And the trap of ‘things will be good when…’ Yesterday I found myself leaning against the kitchen sink, sipping coffee, looking around the apartment, and thinking to myself: Things will be good when… we’ve hung up all the art that’s currently wedged between my dresser and the wall. When the frames we’ve bought are actually…
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To Take Back A Life (Ode To Kate Baer)
Yesterday morning I woke up angry. I had the feeling I had lost the past several weeks of my life to work. It was like I blinked and weeks had passed, and work had been done – and wedding planning and some sleeping – and not much else. I happen to love my job. I…
I would never wish divorce on anyone. Not even my worst enemy. I’m glad you have a black bear cub!…