A Gift from Yu

The other day I received a bird in the mail. Not a real bird, of course, but a crane nonetheless. … More

A Swim to Remember

It was the kind of morning that made me wonder why our government hasn’t yet (to the best of my … More

Another Bionic Tale (Tail?)

Waiting for my nighttime appointment to begin at my podiatrist’s office, I did what I always do: I watched the … More

Memories of a bike gone awry

Sometimes, moving your body at the slowest and most deliberate pace possible elicits remarkable awakenings and realizations. It makes you … More

My (Therapeutically-Bracketed) Day

It was a full-body scan, holistically therapeutic kind of day. Literally. From the tips of my toes to the top … More

A Midwinter Night’s Steam

How else to beat the winter chills than to indulge in an Epsom-salted bath? Which was exactly the antidote I … More

My Body, My Poet

“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” … More

Inside & Outside of Pain

In Bel Canto, a book I just finished reading last weekend (& loved!), author Ann Patchett, perfectly evokes the power … More

My kind of Christmas

It was a Christmas weekend unlike any other, especially for me, as I typically don’t celebrate this holiday. However, this … More

A Corner Where Pain & Hope Meet

It’s heartbreaking to watch and listen to a person describe their unrelenting and debilitating pain; to hear how they have … More