One of my favorite places in the world is a café perched above the ocean in Big Sur. On my visit there this past weekend, the Pacific stretched endlessly towards the horizon, the water sparkled in the sunlight, and I enjoyed the cool breeze gently brushing my face. As I sat enjoying my coffee, a family of four arrived; the mom, dad, a young boy and his little sister. They settled at the table beside me with drinks, the children quietly occupied with a game while their parents

I got caught in a rip current the other day. It was a hot day. Hot enough to want to be in the water to cool my body. But the waves were big. Big enough for me to know not to go far from shore. So, I went in just up to my waist, where I could still feel the sand beneath my feet. I splashed my body with the ocean water, and felt the breeze cool my skin. Safe, I thought. Out of nowhere, a wave knocked me off my feet. I went under, caught in a washing machine of foam and bubbles

I love having my family home for the holidays. With every passing year, it becomes less about the festivities themselves and more about presence, togetherness, and fun. And then, as it always does, the house empties, and everyone returns to their own lives. I’ve come to appreciate this moment just as much. These precious days after the celebrations have ended and before the new year begins feel like sacred time to me. A natural pause. A chance to unwind from the busyness and

Three Things! Three scary things! Spider, crocodile, Halloween! Three Things! Three Things! Three capital cities! Paris, London, Timbuktu! Three Things! We stand in a circle pumping our fists to the rhythm of the words, our voices getting louder and our laughter ever more raucous. It’s my first improv class. Ten people playing games that have us feeling terrifyingly exposed. An instructor that thankfully knows what he is doing, while the rest of us really don’t. I cam

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