A friend said this to me recently with such conviction it made my heart sink. “I don’t know” is never true, but it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more you say it, the more you push the answers away. If she had said, “I don’t want to know,” …
As crisps go, this Pear, Apple, and Cranberry Crisp is a showstopper. It has three fruits, two citrus juices, and a generous portion of buttery topping. Just right for a special occasion. It’s a Barefoot Contessa recipe that I make every year …
It’s no longer just about net-zero carbon emissions. Now it’s about net-zero carbon emissions AND climate restoration. That’s right, our new goal is to restore our climate to CO2 levels that will allow future humans to evolve and flourish. …
Have you ever known someone who made a practice of complaining? I have. He could gripe about anything. And consequently, he found a lot to gripe about. I don’t think he even knew he was doing it. Finding fault is a habit. So is finding peace. Being …
It can be maddening to wait for world leaders to decide peace is the only sane way forward. So, a reminder: World peace is not something they decide for us. World peace is something we choose every day, minute, and second. Commit to your own inner …
When you’re learning to ride a horse, and you start moving faster than a walk, your instinct is to look down. You want to see the horse, your legs, and the ground in front of you. For some reason you feel safe that way. I suppose there is some …
Do you ever spend too much time following the news and start to feel completely demotivated? That’s been me over the last month or so. It looks like the world is falling apart, so who cares what I do — does any of it matter? Ugh. What a disempowered …
For weeks after I read this book, I couldn’t speak about it without crying. Not because I was sad about what we did to the Native American people — I was, but that’s not why. I felt devastated that I had not lived my whole life with the sense of …
