Several years ago, my skin underwent a strange transformation. Although I was already inherently pale, my skin began to lose its pigment, and many spots turned even whiter than normal. Simultaneously, some areas on my arms and legs got even darker. From a distance, I probably just look a bit freckled, but up close, you […]
If you do a Google search for FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), you will find a plethora of definitions, articles, and blogs on this newly coined psychological conditional. Simply put, it’s the idea that something fun or exciting or noteworthy might be happening RIGHT NOW, and you have missed out on it. There is a […]
Comparison. It’s the plight of all mankind, this evaluating the person beside us to see how we measure up. We’ve all done it. It starts when we are quite young, even though we would not have the language or perception to identify what we are feeling. It’s just the sense that someone is outranking us […]
(Originally published 2/18/2019) “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!” Dr. Suess penned a lot of clever lines such as the one above, but while his books are great fun to read, they cannot always be universally applied. I think we can all agree that sometimes in life, funny things […]
The COVID-19-induced shutdowns impacted all of us in big ways and small. Not being able to go to work or church were some of the more significant changes as we collectively grieved our routines, our relationships, and our revenue. It’s been hard to find our footing, to create a sense of security in a world […]
I’m grieving. There, I said it. I’m grieving the life I once had with the people I once saw, doing the things I once loved in the way I loved doing them. You got that, right? It’s all of our stories these days, hitting the prism of a pandemic and being splintered a thousand different […]
I recently read a fascinating article about the California Gold Rush, which took place during the mid-1800s. Thousands fled to the far western coast of the United States in hopes of finding the next cache of gold and a shot at a possible fortune. While a few truly did strike it rich, most of the […]
Years ago, a friend of mine worked at the front desk of a physical therapy office. Her interaction with patients often resulted in humorous stories, sometimes at her own expense. One day, a patient started chatting with her about ethnicity. With her dark hair and eyes, he felt certain there must be some interesting mix […]
A funny thing happens on our way to getting older. We lose our perspective on much of the past. It’s typical for us middle-aged parents to wish for “the good old days,” when the children were little and innocent and tucked safely into their beds in our own home. When we huddled on the family […]
Last weekend I had the privilege of watching my nephews, ages 5 and almost 7, participate in their second wrestling tournament. There’s nothing cuter than little boys (and one random girl) in uniform, anxiously warming up for the big event. The gym was loud and chaotic as parents and grandparents positioned themselves strategically around four […]