by Lori Ann King | Nov 17, 2025 | Mindset
The other night, Jim and I sat together in the quiet. Me: Do you ever feel lonely? Jim: Not really. It’s more like isolated. And a tad depressed. Me: Yeah. Jim: I’ve actually been thinking about counseling. Me: Yeah. Me too. We let the conversation linger there, two...
by Lori Ann King | Nov 10, 2025 | Self-Care
My dad used to say, “When she needs her space, she needs her space.” He understood something about me before I did. As a child, I spent hours in my room, curled up by the window, cat tucked in close. It wasn’t hiding. It was surviving. I’m an introvert and a highly...
by Lori Ann King | Nov 3, 2025 | Self-Care
We’ve talked about cultivating calm. Now let’s talk about cultivating stillness. Not so easy, is it? Lately, I’ve noticed how restless I can be. Anxious. Struggling to sit still. At night, when my body longs for sleep, my mind takes off running with thoughts circling,...
by Lori Ann King | Oct 27, 2025 | Cycling
Everything in my life seems to come back to something I learned on a bike. There’s a saying among cyclists: Get on my wheel. It means tuck in close behind another rider, catch their draft, and let their energy carry you for a while. When you ride together like that,...
by Lori Ann King | Oct 20, 2025 | Life Lessons
I was working register during the busy dinner hour. The lines at Burger King were five across and five deep, filled with families and small, hungry children. It was my first job, and I was 16 years old. In front of me stood an angry, belligerent, and possibly drunk...
