Feel too busy? Being too busy. How often does this come out of your mouth? I noticed a few things about this thing we call “busy” when I was in my backyard recently. I was keenly aware of a particularly loud airplane. I wondered if there’s always been airplane noise like that or not....
Continue readingTechnology doesn’t have to make you feel old
Why is it that certain technology can make you feel old? I remember when my grandmother moved into our house back in the 1980s. She was in her 80s and from a small town in Pennsylvania. Her name was Ethel. She did not like the microwave. She didn’t understand it. She didn’t want to...
Continue readingMidlife on the farm
What do a couple of hair stylists, beautiful farmland and amazing animals have in common? The answer may surprise you. I had the pleasure of going to a B and B this weekend, in rural Ontario. It’s funny…the reason I was there with a girlfriend wasn’t because we had a great idea to get...
Continue readingWhen we don’t do what we really, really want to do
It’s hard to admit that sometimes we don’t do what we really, really want to do. Sometimes we think we know why. Sometimes we have no clue. Sometimes we aren’t connected to our thoughts or feelings at all, and answers seem so far away. Sometimes, however, it’s clear. It’s fear. Plain ol’ sick to...
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