What Makes You Truly Unique?
Recognizing Uniqueness I was 21. It was my first summer working with Visions Service Adventures, and we were making the 6-hour drive from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tok, a tiny town …
Do Expectations Really Set Us Up for Disappointment?
Expectations get a bad rap. “Happiness is reality minus expectations,” is a refrain I hear from some seemingly enlightened circles, and it sounds good in theory. “The moment you stop having expectations is the moment you start having peace,” I think was said by people who don’t actually live in reality. I’m not buying this expectation of having no expectations. As I see it, we all have expectations all the time, but we become most aware of them when the expectations aren’t met.
How Do You Navigate Hot Topics?
My husband and I are enjoying a lazy Saturday in the hot tub. House is quiet, life is good. The sun is setting gently. Then he brings up “the topic.” …
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
06/20/2024 I am in a bizarre wormhole through the time and space continuum. All of the chapters of my life are present in this moment, and I’m seeing the patchwork …