THE ROAD LESS TRIGGERED

mindfulness

I’m standing in the dark, but I can hear the daylight. In my neck of the woods, as...

lonely

In Chicago, at the peak of the eclipse, you could still see about 13% of the sun. That...

back-to-school

The summer is fading—and the sun is rising—as I drive my son to his summer job. At thirteen-years-old,...

gratitude

They sent me home to get the music. On a Friday afternoon in June, we were celebrating the...

feminism

Dear Little One, Last week, we arrived at the theater early and, before a movie about beauty and...

Valentine's Day

Every year, on Christmas Eve, we gather with family and friends. For a lip sync contest. After dinner,...

belonging

On New Year’s Eve, my Facebook feed was transformed. For an hour or two, politics went away and...

new year's resolution

Last weekend, I hosted my first Christmas party as an employer. Okay, the truth is, I didn’t host...

empathy

The day after the election, I had a scheduled phone call with a long-distance friend of mine. We...

election

A number of years ago—when marijuana was still illegal everywhere—I stumbled into a particularly heated marijuana debate between...