“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers I remember sitting on the living room floor one evening while my boys were playing nearby. One of them was trying…
We are truly free when we let go of the thought that the past could or should have been any different than it was. This is so hard. The challenge is born from our desperate need to validate our feelings…
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ~Laurell K. Hamilton My older sister had four years over me. As a kid, I worshipped the ground she walked on….
“Music gives color to the air of the moment.” ~Karl Lagerfeld I used to think I was a good listener. I could hold eye contact, nod at the right moments, ask thoughtful follow-up questions. But one afternoon, sitting cross-legged on…
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I grew up in a council house in the 1970s, in a world where children were seen and not heard. We were kicked out in the morning and told…
“Only when we realize that our time is limited do we begin to appreciate the value of every single day.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross I didn’t expect the trip to begin the way it did. In December 2003, I decided to take…
Europe is one of those travel destinations that feels truly second to none. Leading up to a trip abroad, you spend months dreaming about all the places you’ll see, the food you’ll try, and all the memories you’ll make. But…
There’s no question about it: The food is one of the best things about Nancy Meyers’s movies. From the dinner party scenes where everyone is sipping on a glass of wine and swirling pasta onto their forks to the “casual”…
Walk into any CVS and you’re immediately staring down 40 nearly identical bottles at the SPF aisle, all promising everything from invisible finishes to skincare-level hydration to top-tier UV protection—and it’s hard to know what’s worth buying and what’s just…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the past few weeks nonstop thinking about Garrett Graham, Hannah Wells, Allie, Dean, and the rest of the Briar University crew. Revisiting the world of Off-Campus while watching the new show reminded me…
BEIRUT — Mourners gathered Sunday in Beirut to pay their respects to a much-loved Lebanese conservationist who died after succumbing to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on her home on the country’s southern coast. Mona Khalil, who spent more…
OTTAWA — Was Brady Tkachuk asking out of Ottawa to play in Florida with his brother Matthew inevitable? It sure feels like it in retrospect. On Father’s Day, the Senators lost their torchbearer as Brady Tkachuk was sent to the Florida Panthers…
Olvi has acquired Estonian mineral water producer Värska Originaal after a court lifted a legal injunction that had put the deal on hold. The Finland-based drinks major had announced the acquisition in September, noting the deal would “unlock new growth…
