Feb 10, 20233 minMe vs. MindMy mind has always been my archnemesis. Right now we’re pretty civil, but that hasn’t always been the case. I remember sleepless...
Jan 26, 20233 minGive paws for thoughtMeditation gets a bad rap sometimes. People view it as being too woo-woo or out there, shutting down at the mere mention of words like...
Jan 20, 20232 minA semiperturbed post about a jack-in-the-boxLet me start off by saying I wrote the first draft of this post yesterday afternoon. As I worked on what I’m sure would have been a very...
Nov 25, 20223 minA flight of imaginationI have a complicated relationship with airplanes. I was once headed to NYC for a work trip and had an awful asthma attack. I was gasping...
Jun 1, 20222 minNo caveat(s) neededToday, as I sat on a bench in the backyard, I was overcome with gratitude. I admired a happy Noodle, a beautiful sky, plants in bloom,...
Apr 6, 20223 minProfess yo'selfSemester. There was a time I used that word frequently, but it faded into oblivion until the past several months. Before you think I’m...
Apr 1, 20223 minThis is a shout-out to my grievers.Where all my grievers at? Can I get a BOO-HOO? Just kidding. But if I were to craft a rap about grief, it would definitely start off like...
Jul 20, 20212 minRewriting the storyAfter Ramón’s death a year ago, I set a goal to build my endurance until I could run for 60 minutes without stopping. I can’t recall why...
Sep 3, 20203 minAlways a rainbowWhen home between hospitalizations in late March, I heard a song that resonated with me. As my anxiety about COVID-19 and transplant...