Last night during our weekly Family Support Circle (read more) I asked my siblings and their spouses, "What have you learned about yourself as we navigate this global health crisis?" The responses were diverse but it was clear everyone had been…

My jazz pianist son is downstairs in the living room (loudly) riffing on a John Coltrane piece while Skyping with his piano teacher, my husband is at the kitchen table on a conference call with his global software development team and I’m…

Last week I took advantage of early voting in Texas.  All the voting locations near me had incredibly long waits so I ventured farther south to a voting spot in a large shopping center on the outskirts of Austin. I walked into the bright, air-conditioned,…

Many people are struggling right now. Some are barely keeping their heads above water. I was visiting with a dear friend yesterday who is battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps…