if you take something away, is it a loss? maybe not
Below is a picture of The Needles off the coast of the Isle of Wight in the UK. The formations were caused ages ago by erosion to a chalk ridge…
the walls and shelves of a room of one’s own
For my high school graduation, my Aunt Alice gave me the book A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. The title says it all. I’ve been thinking lately of…
risk the poo
When birds fly overhead, I simultaneously think “how pretty” and “please don’t poo on me.” On this day, it was the same for this monkey. (It was a narrow miss…
impossible thoughts run through my head
“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of…
a complicated penguin
It was a sunny day on the last day of September at London Zoo, and this penguin was feeling it. Basking in it proudly. I have a lot of mixed…
knowing a number by heart
I can tell you the phone numbers of four childhood friends from the 1980s. And the phone numbers of both of my grandmothers who’ve long ago passed away. But important…
lost in the paper shuffle at tax time?
"For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." – Harvey MacKay I’ll add something to this… For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned, as well…
the back of our hands
"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others." – Audrey Hepburn My friend Liz and I are…
the hazard of perfection
“Perfectionism is not the path that leads us to our gifts and to our sense of purpose; it’s the hazardous detour. … Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving…
honest abe may not have liked you
"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." – Abraham Lincoln First impressions do count. I believe that. Intuition is often at work there. But you…
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