I just heard this beautiful song (link below) that really touched my heart and made me think of HOME and also a lot about my sister who was a French teacher. We all smile—often without realizing it—when we think of home.There is something about the word that feels close and familiar,...

Today is the youngest I will ever be (Note 99) I have been struggling with a set of thoughts and questions for quite some time. I wonder if you have, too. Lately, I find myself asking when—or if—I should stop doing the things I love because of emerging limitations: mental,...

“If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself” Embracing Loneliness I used to feel almost sorry for people who were single or lived alone. I assumed they must feel lonely all the time—constantly wishing for someone close, someone intimate.Now that I am alone myself, after living with someone since...