I Didn’t Make the Short List
Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who walked into your life and said, “I’m here for you.” and...
The Marathon that Would Never End
When it comes to asking for help—I simply won’t do it. Actually, that’s not completely true. I will ask for help, but...
Slip Sliding Away
A colleague and I were waiting to be picked up in front of our San Francisco hotel when a man jogged by...
The Solo Retreat
Every summer I gift myself a solo retreat at Chautauqua Park in Boulder, Colorado. This annual hermitage has been one of the...
The Day I Became a Pointer Sister
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. -Andre Gide “You are about to...
A Silent Cry
I arrived home that evening around 7:30 p.m. I had just come from a two-and-a-half-hour meeting at the college and was really...