One of life’s greatest blessings is an individual’s network of friends and family. The tough part comes at the end, when a member of one’s personal tribe dies. Some pass unexpectedly; others pass slowly, perhaps after a pain-filled stretch combatting cancer or another deadly disease. No matter the circumstances though, the pain of the loss is great. For those moving through the final stage of anticipated death, an opportunity might exist to say goodbye, to have a last conversation with…
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,…
I enjoy being with and listening to passionate people, even on topics in which I might not have an interest. I can be a captive audience, listening raptly to those going…
Dark, white, or milk? Pure and simple, like when wrapped in foil in the form of a teardrop? Or enjoyed encasing an almond, cashew, cherry, cream, or a mixture of them?…
Every human has likely felt lonely at some point in his life. Many feel it chronically. Merriam-Webster cuts to the essentialism of loneliness in its definition: “being without company; cut off…