Shocking: The Real Purpose of Your Life
As a person who’s taken almost a year off of the traditional path, sometimes I beat myself up for what I’ve done, especially as I grapple with all the re-entry issues I’m about… Continue reading
Category Archive: Deep Thoughts
For Just One Post, I’m Gonna Be “That” Girl: 5 Things Yoga Taught Me
Today is my two-year yogaversary. I say that in all seriousness, without a hint of irony, patchouli, or lower-back tattoo-age to be found. On a whim one Sunday morning in July of 2010,… Continue reading
Don’t Take a Shiv in the Pancreas: Say Hello to People in Foreign Countries
Back when I worked in advertising, one of the sure signs a campaign was good was if it made other people in the industry jealous, the old “I wish I’d thought of that”… Continue reading
Counting Clouds and Staying Up Late: Musings on Freedom and Being Busy
This weekend is my three-month France-iversary; I can’t believe how quickly the time is flying by. When I was thinking back over my first three months, I remembered something that a friend from… Continue reading
These Are Days
I probably spend too much time thinking about what I should be doing in Paris versus what I am doing. I haven’t been to the Catacombs yet and it’s hanging over my head… Continue reading
Friendship, Fire, and Other Swoony Things
Tonight I re-watched Before Sunrise, a movie from way back in 1995 starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Please see it if you haven’t. The movie ends leaving us wondering if these two… Continue reading
Why I Love Provence: A Complicated Answer
“There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here—and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good. A world of good.” ―… Continue reading
Hey You (Yes … You!), Thanks
I’m struggling for words right now. Because I’m actually on deadline for a couple of things that pay me, and for some other reasons, that may or may not be related to my… Continue reading
In Search of a Concrete Bulldog: This Is My Paris
If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re 1) a friend and you’re being nice (thank you) or 2) you want to know what it’s like to cut the cord on your life… Continue reading