A Pretty Good Life

On being useful, gentle, and a little less concerned with myself

I Cried for Everyone Who Is No Longer Here

When a Song Brings Back the People We’ve Lost

Unity Before and After the Elections

The Archangels Tell Us Unity, not Politicians, Will Save the World

I Became Invisible in My Fifties. A Whole City Proved I Wasn’t

Two years, one flood, one earthquake, one restarted heart, and a life rebuilt eight thousand miles from where it went quiet.

A trove of songs to sync with five Medium writers.

A public thank you note to them for singing along.

Gift Yourself with Eyes That Appreciate

Tell people what you feel

When Did Mothers Become Afraid of Their Own Children?

And why correcting them feels wrong

The Ordinary Day You’ll Want Back

Nobody tells you which Tuesday is the one

When the Flower Blooms Before the Bee Awakens

On the timing of Nature, the ache of longing, and the wisdom of letting life unfold.

Women Understand Everyone… But Who Understands Them?

She can read everyone’s feelings… but hides her own

Nobody Is Hopeless if I Expand My Viewpoint

A street encounter offers a lesson in judgement and perspective

Our Moment In Time

Sailing The Naked Sea

Light That Is Still on Its Way

A reflection for a clear night

My Mother’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

A simple cake from my childhood — so, so good!

My Toothbrush Did Not Exist Until I Looked

What quantum cats and Texas butterflies make me wonder about an ordinary life.

How to Lose Your Child (Emotionally)

The tragedy that happens quietly inside many homes

The Geology of Memory: Muddy Roads, Four Minutes, and What Never Really Ends

How a ray of morning light, a forgotten scent, or an old memory can take us back to the younger versions of ourselves we thought we left…

“Her Feet Are Too Dirty. And We Have Light Carpets Everywhere.”

My early lessons in poverty

Recovery Ought to Be Contagious

We know how to spread fear, symptoms, and false cures. Why have we had so much trouble spreading hope?