Okay, yes, I’ve been told I’m too tolerant, too forgiving, and so open-minded my brains fall out. But if you have a Difficult Person (DP) in your life, my wide-open mind (and […]
Transform Your Relationships: Dealing with Difficult People
Five Reasons Grief is So Hard
Grief is a complex mix of emotions. Society’s focus on work and materialism adds to the difficulty of grieving. Grief isn’t limited to death; it can arise from various losses. Others’ discomfort with grief can make the experience lonelier. Unlike other feelings, grief can persist, with the pain often lasting. Seek support in coping with grief.
Denouement
I made the best choices I could with the resources and knowledge I had at the time.
My Top Three Summer Delights
Suzannah Gail Collins recalls three unforgettable culinary experiences. In Paris, a hidden patisserie offered an exquisite chocolate tart. In Italy, a poet’s reading was followed by a delightful moscato experience. In Portugal as a weary traveler, she was surprised with the most delicious gaspacho.
My Man, a Cockroach, and a Shoe: a Florida Love Story
The older I get, the more opportunities I have to say, “I told you so,” but I’ve never been the kind of person who enjoys an I-told-you-so triumph. On this particular occasion, […]
Eco-Grief
Over 10 years after it was published, I finally figured out how to read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, the astonishing nonfiction book by botanist and poet […]
Literary Heroes: Eliot Rosewater and Radical Love in “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater”
The world is full of suffering people. Some of us feel it more deeply than others. Empathetic souls recognize the suffering of other people—pain, hunger, poverty, displacement, fear, loss, anger, war—and it […]
Driving Solo
In my pre-teen Xanadu era, my love for music was unfettered and expansive. I sang all the time, any song I wanted, as loud as I wanted, whenever I wanted. Then something changed.
Knives Out: A Love Story With Wicked Edges
It’s scary sometimes how you can be going along in your life thinking you’ve got everything all sewn up, and suddenly you don’t. I hit my sixties and felt I’d finally gotten […]
Following the Green Trail, or Adventures in Cannabis Tourism
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Greg and I took a drive along I-68 toward Cumberland, Maryland. The weather was perfect, high winds blowing puffy clouds across a perfectly blue sky. The state […]
The Gloria Sirens 