Observations on people and life and the lessons we learn along the journey...
I love to think about the hidden meaning behind certain words or behaviors. Isn’t that the fun of watching crime dramas, to determine who’s lying and why? That’s partly what led me to my majoring in psychology in college. Understanding the impulses and beliefs that drive human behavior was always fascinating to me. Even now, …
A friend of mine recently turned me onto the blog Sean of the South, written by author Sean Dietrich. He writes personal, interesting essays about everyday life and people told through his insightful and humorous viewpoint. There’s also a Sean of the South podcast. I instantly liked his writing (he blogs daily) before I knew …
The great American family road trip is a rite of passage. Here’s a fun scavenger hunt you can play to help pass the time and keep your sanity.
Years ago, I had a Pilates client who became a dear friend of mine. She was in her 70’s (and later, 80’s) and came to see me twice a week. When she was getting ready to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, I told her I wanted her wisdom. “What’s the secret to such a long …
In the movie trailer for Yesterday, a struggling singer/songwriter wakes up to a world where no one remembers the Beatles. I don’t completely understand what happened that led to the eradication of all Beatles music. It looks like some world-wide power outage occurred and all computers lost all data. And I guess no one remembers …
When you wander off the beaten path, you discover the bliss of backroads.
The guy buckles me into the harness. This is really happening. Can I tell them to just put away my parachute? I look over at my son next to me. He is all grins. I look up at the sky. There are only two clouds. Behind me, the bright parachute billows. My heart is racing. …
Jill Block shares about rebranding widowhood, working in the Nashville music industry, and raising boys. She shares her thoughts on what it means to be resilient and write new chapters for your life.
“I’m okay, I’m just in a funk right now.” Recently a friend and I had a discussion about getting into a “funk.” We agreed that what puts one person into a funk may be far different from another. And, we contemplated how time and life experience can help, as the things we used to fret …
Guy Clark sings that there are “only two things that money can’t buy — and that’s true love and home-grown tomatoes.” Growing up, I was never the tomato fan that Guy was. My grandmother would set a plate in front of me, the plate that offered the noxious fruit disguised as a vegetable. “MeMe (pronounced …