Saturday, 11:30 AM: I pull into the parking lot of my nearest early-voting location, a large local library. Whoa. Voting hasn’t even started, but parking is already getting scarce and I can see a line around the back of the building. I could turn around right now and come back another day, maybe a weekday. […]
Perspective
I Hope We’ve Learned
It’s hard to imagine, but someday this pandemic will be over. Someday, the world will open back up and we’ll be deposited back in the busy stream of life. What do you hope we’ve collectively learned when that time comes? I hope we’ve learned to take things slower. Do less, and think more. Cut out […]
When Self-Care Isn’t Enough
When exercising vigorously for one hour isn’t enough to offset eight hours of sitting at your desk. When five minutes of meditation can’t keep your mind clear for more than five seconds. When going outdoors to refresh your senses doesn’t make your eyes feel any less fatigued by screens. When “going to bed early” is […]
The Complexity of Pandemic Life
I didn’t blog at all in August. I’ve been working hard on my fiction, but I haven’t written about my own life since my birthday in July. Blogging is something I do to help me process the world and my feelings, and I haven’t felt capable of doing that. The world is too complicated. My […]
10 Years of Birthdays
Today, July 24, is my birthday! I am a “birthday person.” I look forward to my birthday all year. I plan in advance what I’m going to eat, wear, and do! But this year is a little different: no grand plans, no social events. So I decided it would be interesting to go back over […]
Happiness Isn’t a Simple Choice. Here’s What IS Simple.
If you google “Quotes about happiness,” you’ll find that many of them revolve around the concept of choice. “I am in charge of how I feel and today I’m choosing happiness.” “Happiness is a decision.” “You will be exactly as happy as you decide to be.” It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? You’re in charge […]