“There Is a Field, I’ll Meet You There”
My husband is in the late stages of dementia. He can no longer walk, process conversations or complete sentences. But he is still very much my husband.
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This Little Light
As many people mark Hanukkah this season, it is worth remembering how varied the experience of this holiday can be. Outside the United States, the Festival of Lights is often a quieter, more modest observance. In the U.S., it has been shaped by the cultural weight and commercialization of Christmas, sometimes magnified, sometimes overshadowed, often reframed by the season that surrounds it. Even so, the heart of Hanukkah remains unchanged: light held against darkness, presence chosen over despair.
Learning to Receive as Well as Give
I used to believe that being a good person was about being kind and giving to others. But over the course of some years, I have come to realize the importance of allowing other people to be kind to me as well. Most of us are experts at giving kindness. When someone is ill and
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Enduring Discomfort: A Muscular Act of Trust
What if the discomfort you’ve been carrying isn’t a sign of weakness, but a kind of strength training? Join me this month as I explore how staying with what’s hard can quietly change us.
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Holding Grief and Living Life
Holding grief and living life may seem impossible to put together in one sentence. Most people think in terms of one way or another, all or nothing, up or down. We’re not very good at living with ambiguity.
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