With the start of the New Year, we often put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be better, healthier, more organized, etc. We convince ourselves that we can change decades of bad habits and stick with it the minute…
Category: Human Archives
Facing Fear
Last week I volunteered with First Descents at a rock climbing camp in Lake Tahoe. Standing in front of the rock on the first day, I felt my body reacting in similar ways to a big performance. It’s not often that…
Deathdays
My family and I make a point of getting together, or supporting each other, on my father’s deathday. Somehow we decided organically to acknowledge the day he died, instead of his birthday. We didn’t plan it this way, it just…
Arrival of Spring
Something about the arrival of spring always puts a new bounce in my step. I admire the force and determination at this time of the year. The new buds emerge at the ends of tree branches and new flowers continually appear…
Rejuvenate
Last year about this time I was moving into my new place. [Read about it here.] By the end of the weekend, my arm throbbing with pain, I was ready for a break. My mother and I headed down to…