I worry about people who pin their emotions to weather patterns.
Weather can impact our feelings, but we’re asking for trouble if we let it drive our emotions and outlook to the extreme.
What else is askew if the rain, snow, or sun dictates our mood?
More on this tomorrow…
Longest day of the year. Did you make the absolute most of it? Is that too lofty an expectation? Here’s the thing, perfection might be a nice target, but falling short can still mean a job well done. Did you give it a good go? Did you take care of yourself and show kindness to…
My daughter hovers beside me while I tear into the cardboard box. I see the books I ordered while she sees something different. “Bubbles!” she says. I hand her lengths of clear, plastic packing material from around my books and she hurries out of the kitchen to the bathroom. She shuts the door and explosions…
Sometimes people give us a gift and sometimes their gift is simply that they thought to share news of their own good fortune with us. Today I was thinking back to mid-March when one of our junior women walked—nearly sprang—into our office to tell us, “I got the Rogers!” Sofia meant a competitive summer research…
The warm feeling of making someone’s life better. Because you could, not because you had to. It feels great when you do your friend a favor, often even better when that friend shows you gratitude. What about planning for our own future well-being? Sometimes that is harder than expected. We are not innately geared to…
“Poison Control, this is Janet. How can I help you?” Hers was the calm confidence you want to hear in an emergency. This was my first call to the Poison Control hotline, but I could tell by Janet’s voice—warm, a touch grandmotherly—we were in good hands. I gave her the quick rundown. My son had eaten…
A year ago when Jakey began a new daycare, they gave us what felt like reams of paperwork to complete. One of the questions was Things your baby is afraid of: We laughed at this question. When Jakey was seven months old, all we could come up with was unexpected loud noises. Almost everyone jumps…
