For a long time, I thought life was mostly about its biggest moments. The trips, the accomplishments, the finish lines. I was always looking slightly ahead of wherever I was. This was especially true when I was back in school. Getting through it — just being finished — was never far from my mind. I … Read more
I don’t find motivation in the morning. I don’t look for it, I don’t wait for it, and I’ve stopped expecting it to show up on its own. What I do instead is remove every possible reason not to move — the night before, while I still have the energy and the intention to do … Read more
Feeling Stuck in Routine? It’s Time for an Everyday Adventure! I used to think adventure had to be big—like trekking through Patagonia, going on a six-month road trip, or taking a sabbatical to live in Europe. But life doesn’t work like a movie montage, and most of us aren’t packing up everything to become full-time … Read more
When I went back to school to become a radiologic technologist in my 50s, I had to get serious about my habits in a way I hadn’t before. Long shifts, constant movement, the physical demands of the work — I couldn’t run on whatever energy happened to be available that day. I needed something more … Read more