I’m in the backseat of my dad’s Skoda. (“It’s actually a Volkswagen,” he tells me.) Waitrose sandwich and Licorice Allsorts on the floor to the left. Beat-up Adidas sneakers on the floor to the right. Legs crossed on the seat, somewhere in the [...]
Purpose is, by definition, the reason something exists. This means that my purpose in life is the reason I exist and your purpose in life is the reason you exist. I find that pretty daunting. I mean, some days simply existing can feel [...]
This is it, folks. Fall has officially arrived. I believe all seasons have their moments of glory. Still, I'm particularly partial to this one and not because of pumpkin spice lattes (sorry but I think they're over-rated). For starters, I love fall because [...]
Perfectionist. It's a label I've never applied to myself. I've seen it in others, though. Take my daughter, for example. When she was little, she'd draw a circle, scrunch it up, throw it away and try again. One. Two. Three strikes and she [...]
I once wrote, “I’ve always wanted to be someone who wants to go to India,” because I didn’t actually want to go to India. I didn't think I had it in me, but having finally ventured outside of my comfort zone and into [...]
How often do you step outside your comfort zone, and when you do, how far are you willing to go? About three years ago, I started taking baby steps. My stride is slowly but surely getting bigger. Come February 2020, I'll be taking [...]
When it comes to the mystical, magical ways of the world, I'm neither a hardcore skeptic nor an avid believer. Rather, I am someone who has experienced enough so-called coincidences in life to suspend my disbelief. We do not know what it is [...]
On March 27, 2019, my second 'child' Lucy took her final breath. She was my first dog. A humble dog. I had nothing to measure her by. Still, I knew from very early on that she was special. We got her as a [...]
I used to be a full-on pessimist. If something could go wrong, I'd expect it to go wrong and usually it would. Not surprising, really, given how much time I spent manifesting the worst-case scenario. But over time I changed. I'm no longer [...]
When I got up at six this morning, I began going about my day like a full-grown adult. By two this afternoon, I was feeling like a newborn baby. That's because I spent a day at the spa -- or should I say, [...]
