Was it depression? It wasn’t loneliness. It wasn’t heartbreak. It wasn’t regret. It wasn’t sadness or melancholy. It wasn’t despair. It wasn’t wistfulness. It wasn’t loss or grief. It wasn’t nostalgia. It wasn’t longing. It wasn’t disappointment, but it...
Young, old, rich, poor, men, women, American or abroad: You’d be shocked to know that as different as we all are, we are very similar. We want to get out of our own way and be happier. Being human...
The Joy of Lifelong Friendships and The Ancient Word to Describe Them My friend lamented to her pharmacist about the absolute cheek of her insurance company. Her insurance no longer covered her hormone replacement therapy. Begrudgingly, she handed over...
We all want easy. I love easy: I long for it. I search for it. I pray for it, but the truth is when I think about the people I most admire, I realize they are the ones whose...
The last thing I remember was the entire bar singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of their lungs. Then my world went black. Last weekend, the high winds stranded me in DC for the weekend. Happily, my 30-year-old cousin,...