The (Wo)man in the Mirror

I’m starting with the man in the mirrorI’m asking him to change his ways…If you wanna make the world a better placeTake a look at yourself, and then make a change- Michael Jackson My apologies to the King of Pop for co-opting his lyrics for my own purposes, but they seem to fit quite nicely. [...]

Spring Has Sprung

Today is the spring (vernal) equinox, which also means it is the official start of spring (at least according to my calculations – some people say it was yesterday, some people think it’s tomorrow; I just went with the average and picked the middle day.) The equinox plays a role in many of the springtime [...]

Let Go

A week ago, I called my mother to ask about Thanksgiving plans. I had a vague idea about what our family might be doing this year, but I hadn’t heard about anything concrete. When her response involved saying, “Oh, I don’t know. I was thinking, maybe…,” I started to panic. We didn’t have a plan. [...]