Breaking Away

I recently listened to an inspiring conversation with Bill Sycalik, who is currently on a mission to run a marathon in each and every one of the United States’ fifty-nine State Parks.  As if that weren’t impressive enough, he’s doing it in just one year.  And he’s taking a break from his corporate job to […]

Grace to Go Around

I work in a crazy place. I’ve been a nurse now for about 4 years and in that time I have experienced beautiful highs and devastating lows.  There are days when I leave the hospital after a long shift and am struck by just how much human suffering that one building can contain. Listen, I want […]

On Rituals

rit·u·al  –  an activity of intention performed at regular intervals, usually having a spiritual purpose Ok, so that’s not the Merriam-Webster definition, but it’s the best way I could come up with to describe something that’s been on my mind lately.  It seems that the importance of having rituals is gaining steam in the popular […]