“We hated the gym. We loved it. We escaped to it. We avoided it. We had complicated relationships with our bodies, while at the same time insisting that we loved them unconditionally. We were sure […]
Category: Just Because
My Bucket List: Help Me
“To have an abundant life, rich and full, means seeing the shortness of the day and seizing it, living the bucket list before the sun sets. It requires the quick gulp and the leaping blind, […]
Wonder Years
Things never turn out exactly the way you planned. I know they didn’t with me. Still, like my father used to say, ‘Traffic’s traffic, you go where life takes you’ and growing up happens in […]
I Quit My Job In the Middle of a Pandemic
I’ve been teaching since 2007. I’ve been online teaching since 2015. After the birth of my daughter I left the traditional classroom but remained a part-time online educator. I’ve taught introductory college composition courses for […]
A Covid-19 Cry
“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair If […]
Fostering Fika
First and foremost, here’s the definition and explanation of fika. I especially liked the following, “In Sweden, fika is all about pausing for a moment to appreciate the best (and free) things in life, like […]
COVID-19:CONTROL COMPASSION
“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.” ― Neil […]
