When I speak, I often say, “Prepare to die by preparing to live.” And someone in the audience ALWAYS says, “Say that again.” But I mean something different than you might think. Because I know, better than many people, that sometimes time runs...
Grief brain is real. As real as cancer brain or baby brain. As a caregiver, I tracked medications, appointments, side effects and everything that did not have to do with those urgent activities got shoved out of my brain. Weeks could go by, either in a flash or...
Own your brave. Human beings are resilient. Like the plant in this woman’s cupped hands, we reach for light. Like the plane taking off against the wind, we grow stronger with friction. We have no choice about how we are tossed about by circumstances beyond our...
