Earlier today I was explaining to a colleague that I like to think of life as a series of dots on a piece of paper. The vast majority are a particular color — gray, for example — while a handful of dots, maybe five or so, are purple. They stand out, and you can clearly […]
I think there are certain things we all know we’re capable of achieving. Other times when it comes to something out of the ordinary, we second guess ourselves. We may think we’re not good enough, talented enough, smart enough, worthy enough or deserving enough. We may even bother to wonder where these feelings come from […]
There are people we know we could never see again and we’d be just fine without. Then there are those whose absence we feel right away. Some people leave a mark on our spirits with one glance, one word. Others take a bit longer to know, but their presence is equally impactful. Some people become […]
If you knew how your life would end, and when it would end, would you do things differently? If you knew you’d pass from an undetected illness that suddenly appeared, would you trade the years you lived for fifty more if your condition was known and your early years had to be replayed in a […]
How is it almost the middle of June already? Didn’t we just have Christmas? I just put the Weber away for the winter…how can it be time to use it again every weekend? Sometimes I notice the speed at which life flies by and it astounds me. It’s so easy to get caught up in […]
I think déjà vu is a strange thing. I felt it today while sitting in the church during the ceremony rehearsal. The angle at which I was sitting, the light that was coming in through the windows, the people and the sentiment all felt right — like we were meant to be there, and like […]
There are some things in life that are impossible to control. Others’ actions, the stock market, the weather, and on and on. We can make all the plans in the world, but the universe operates as it’s supposed to. After all, how does the quote go? “The best laid plans of mice and men often […]
I knew it was going to be a long day, but I didn’t think it’d be this long. I nearly forgot to blog, something that shocked the heck out of me. The day before a trip is always the longest — for me, anyway. Part of it is driven by my need to have things […]
They say that when you get married, it’s most important to know the other person really, really well. Inside-out, from head to toe. I disagree with this. I think it’s most important to first know yourself, then the other person. I say this not as someone who’s passing judgment or as someone who claims to […]
Billy Joel is one of my favorite musicians. The first concert I ever went to was one of his, and he’s responsible for my pre-teen love affair with the state of New York. I used to open up the encyclopedia and sketch the entire state, counties included. When a stray cat we took in ended […]
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