How do you measure a quarter of a year? On any given day of 2017 I’ve felt like I’ve been hanging on by my fingertips… but I can look back in awe already and appreciate that I’m here and smiling with a whole pile of memories and personal triumphs, if I count picking myself up after I fall as a […]
Looking at a glass, darkly
My six year old daughter is staring down her glass of cranberry juice when I walk into the kitchen. Ever since she had pyelonephritis as a toddler, I crack open a bottle of the good stuff at the first sign of a UTI. The cold juice I poured a while ago is now tepid and still she sits before it. She’s […]
Fighting Infobesity: 17 Ideas for Slimming Down Part 3
Read part 1 here, and part 2 here. 11. Stay grounded in old truth. Thousands of years of profound thinking have generated a body of wisdom that cannot be snacked on. It must studied diligently to be absorbed. I highly recommend starting the day with at least 15 minutes of a hearty breakfast: religious texts, classic literature, etc. The pull […]