Winning. It’s an American addiction. We love sitting on top of the heap, an attitude that goes back to the beginning of our country. During its early years, two wide oceans protected us from foreign interference. The geographic isolation allowed our nascent country to build an adventurous culture bent on chasing opportunities in the vast […]
On my last day of college, I slung a bag over my shoulder, grabbed an oversized suitcase and dragged it with a box of books to a car bound for Montreal, Canada. Other than a summer internship at a Canadian hospital, I had never lived in Canada. I was twenty-one years old, armed with a […]
In the world of 24-hour news cycle, an hour ago is yesterday’s news. Change happens whether you like it or not and often arrives without advance warning. Scary or annoying as change can be, unexpected events also offer a gift, a chance to shift from idling in neutral to drive. We have a sterling example […]
By Julie Benezet: There was a time when few of us would have even thought of meeting on Zoom, or anything like it. Why in the world would we want to spend hours online trying to carry on meaningful conversations while staring at strangely lit faces, domestic backdrops and random pets? Then along came the […]
By Julie Benezet: Change junkie that I am, I’d had my fill. Political chaos, bizarre weather patterns, Covid… Enough already! Then, right when I thought I’d reached my outer limit of chaos, came a personal reckoning that landed me on the winding road of an unexpected change, joining a throng of people on a similar […]
By Julie Benezet: For most people the word, “discomfort,” conjures up a physical sensation—a slight sick feeling in the stomach, a disorienting unease, an accelerating heart rate. Whatever is happening, chances are, it doesn’t feel good. Life is about to get complicated, firing up signals that say, “Uh-oh.” What does this mean? It can mean […]