It’s fair to say that all of us want younger looking skin. As we age, the supple skin of our youth begins to lose its elasticity, with the resultant wrinkles a testament to our advancing years.
Because no one...
I have been working from home as a freelance writer for just under five years now. I love every minute of it, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Before I started working from home, I worked in various offices,...
Honey has long been used as a symbol for wisdom and spiritual insight. Expressions like “the nectar of the gods” and “honeymoon” illustrate that the syrup bees manufacture is closely associated with both divine knowledge and romantic bliss. It’s...
Carpe diem. The words seemed to echo in my soul the first time I heard them as a young college student. The expression has been translated various ways, but essentially the motto means to pluck the moment or seize...
On July 6, 2015, I awoke to a phone call alerting me that my best friend of 17 years had been killed.
The details were spotty: there had been a boating accident roughly 36 hours prior on a lake...
We’ve all been there. A tasty meal at a restaurant, an enjoyable night out, but then you get home and your stomach takes a turn for the worse. Intense stomach cramps. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Aches and chills. Yours is just...
There are certain preordained milestones in our lives that mark the end of one era and the beginning of another. That nerve-wracking first day at school. The liberating moment when you can legally become intoxicated (and most likely bring...
Up until recently, I always rolled my eyes whenever I heard someone talking about going on a “detox.” Many of the people who loudly announce their impending detox do so not because they know it’ll be good for them,...
If you looked at my desk right now, you would find my monitor, keyboard and mouse, along with a coffee cup, a water cup and my speakers. That’s it. I work from home, and organize all of my work...
Getting stuck at the airport is the closest example we humans have for the concept of purgatory. Having to wait an hour or two between flights is bad enough — when you have to be there for over four...
