My Story Threads

"The greatest danger, as I see it in myself, is the danger of withdrawal into private worlds. We have to keep the channels in ourselves...

The past two months have been tumultuous. Intimidating. Disheartening. Life changing. I had been chasing some health problems, which...

Tiziano Terzani – A Fortune-Teller Told Me This was one of the best books I've read in my life. Perhaps in part because I was receptive...

Negative positivity, stoicism, and empathy

I don't sing. I have a terrible voice. In my childhood, this was driven into my head, by reality as well as the lack of confidence of...

A poem about slowing down and appreciating the little sensory experiences of life. There is beauty everywhere. Take the time.

Choose, choose, choose. That's the best advice for a special life...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood... I love the poem. I recite it many times to myself. I had a teacher who told us that the point of...

Young people don't need closets, she said. All of the new houses lack storage space. This from behind a pile of junk old paper, crumbs,...

These words followed me for a while. I hadn't seen them in years, then I started cleaning out my closets. I forced myself to examine...

There's something so intimidating about a blank page. Maybe it's because our lives are so noisy. This blank page is very empty and all at...