INSIDE THE BOX
If I can stop one Heart from breaking
What does it mean to live a life that matters? In recent years, my work in healthcare has quietly but insistently shifted my answer to this question toward Emily Dickinson’s. . . .
As Imperceptibly as Grief
Summer is over. Our afternoons are still warm here in central Illinois, but the mornings have been chilly. . . . Soon we’ll be donning heavy coats, hats, and gloves. I wish I felt ready for the change.
Before the ice is in the pools
For people all around the world, December is a time of preparation, anticipation, and wonder. Whether we’re celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Winter Solstice, Omisoka, or no holiday at all, December nudges us to reflect on what has been, look forward to what lies ahead, and open ourselves up again to the possibilities of magic and miracle.