Even before the pandemic, I was never a person who kept up with all the domestic chores and responsibilities that go along with being a “grown up”. When we found ourselves confined to home indefinitely, I did entertain the idea of once and for all clearing my clutter (and did...
What I Know About Loss
About twenty years ago, it occurred to me that life can be experienced as an endless string of losses. Although. I am not a person who can let go gracefully whether it is relationships, resentment, or clutter, I have managed to avoid falling into that particular mental sinkhole. Over the...
Life Mapping, Part 1
For me, mapping my life is a process of reflection, not projection. I have not done much long range planning in my life. But when I look back, I can see, as if from an airplane, all the twists and turns my life has taken, and all of it makes...