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There is a little bridge that connects the state of New Jersey with a long, skinny 18-mile island where I spent my childhood summers.

A few weeks...

I wanted to write about 17 other things today but I can’t get the word transition out of my mind.

Last week I wrote to you about being...

This morning I saw a quote in one of my emails that said:

"It is when we are in transition that we are most completely alive.”

That's so...

Do you have moments of synchronicity? Mine are sometimes so strong, that I am stunned and left trying to make sense of it all.

For example, have...

So here’s the deal. For the last few weeks, I keep trying to become "uninterruptible."

I can’t stop thinking about this word ever since...

I just got off the phone with my good friend Michael. I’ve known Michael for 20 years - he’s deeply kind, easygoing, and a master of...

Why is it so hard to break a pattern - in a relationship or in the routine of our days - even when we know that change and newness can help us...

Have you ever been on vacation and completely, successfully disconnected from your worries in real life?

Maybe you have fun, but also feel...

Have you ever noticed that it's nearly impossible to get a good night's sleep pretty much anywhere but your own bed?

I did a little research, and...

Last week, I wrote about dropping my daughter off on her month-long program and how hard it was for me to part, also knowing she’d do some...

When I was 3 years old, in the “den" of my home in NJ, I am told I watched Sesame Street and The Magic Garden in a headstand.

I don’t...

Can you remember the last time you didn't have to answer to anyone for 48 hours?

My 16-year-old daughter is about to spend 48 hours on a solo...