The First Ride Back

The First Ride Back

Redefining Victory After Surgery, Change, and Recovery We are very good at tending to physical wounds. We ice. We stretch. We submit to physical therapy. We endure discomfort because we believe in healing. Somewhere along the way, many of us also find ourselves...
The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

I was looking back over some pages in my journal and came across this one from October.  Life is often both a juggling and balancing act. I’m someone who pushes myself right up to the edge, and then life happens and pushes me over. As we begin the slow descent into...
Cultivating Gratitude and Joy

Cultivating Gratitude and Joy

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...