It was one day before my return home from vacation in the Dominican Republic. I recognized a shift in my mood. I had spent the last week lying on the sunny beaches of Punta Cana at an all-inclusive resort not worrying about any client calls, emails, or life stressors. But when it was time to …
Want to up your vitamin D intake, make more friends in your community, and increase your hand strength all in one go? It turns out that gardening can check all these boxes and more. Add reducing blood pressure and lowering your carbon footprint to the list, too. Gardening does so much more than make your …
There’s a line from Mary Oliver’s most famous poem, The Summer Day, that I’ve always loved: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do, with your one wild and precious life?” What do I plan to do? A lot. For one, it’s been expected of me. I was born in a small New Jersey town …
If there is any single axiom I live by when it comes to making art, it is this: “Do not covet your ideas. Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you.” “Do not covet your ideas. Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you.” – Paul Arden …
Joy is the doctor saying he’s discharging your child from the pediatric intensive care unit. Joy is the heat pricking your skin as you step outside the hospital doors for the first time in a week. Joy is the slow drive home knowing all that matters is tucked safely inside your car. I can replay …