You don’t understand
Kids that are surgically attached to their phones have certain responsibilities that we lacked when we were younger. In our family, one of those primary responsibilities is to check in [...]
No passion? No purpose? No problem!
While engaged in my somewhat eclectic reading habits, I recently came across a parable about a man who, in the depths of his despair, sought out the stereotypical mystic on [...]
Little steps, big impact: An interview with Dennis A. Cohen
I'm not one who likes to dwell on problems, but it's hard to deny that our world is not totally hunky-dory. Nations, societies, families, and individuals are all facing endemic—and [...]
The days we don’t forget
Weather in Southern Ontario this summer has been kind of mixed. While we often experience humid summer days and hot summer nights, this season started with way more rain than [...]
There is no magic pill
Both myth and history abound with stories of people questing for sacred and potentially magical objects—the Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, the Golden Fleece (which was this golden, winged [...]
Shake it up
I don't want to get old. This is not to say I don't want to grow older. I'd be happy to double my time on earth and celebrate a post-centennial. [...]
Willing to be dazzled
I have a Mary Oliver poem hanging above my desk, where I can see it every day. It's called The Ponds and it opens like this: "Still, what I want [...]
The spontaneity exception
I am all for spontaneous action. I genuinely enjoy unplanned adventures, unexpected diversions, impromptu interludes. Yet, every good rule should have exceptions. That's why, most recently, my husband and I [...]
Play on, maestro!
Recently, I was a mermaid. Well, not a real mermaid because, hello! But, within the bounds allowed by this fantastical world of ours, I was the best mermaid I could [...]
Simple isn’t easy
I have a confession to make. I'm deeply attracted to stark, simple truths. Even though they often end up sounding trite. Consider: one of my personal gurus, Michael Singer, author [...]