Why We Need an Oasis

Why We Need an Oasis

  I’ve just returned from an open house. Not the kind with appetizers and socializing, but the kind with real estate agents, signs out front, and prospective buyers poking about. We’re downsizing now that our children are living independently and would like a home...
Finding Yourself in Acorn Space

Finding Yourself in Acorn Space

“Time and space to reclaim, or discover and nurture, the natural gifts and interests that make you uniquely you, driving you to be the fullest expression of yourself and make life worth living.” Sounds amazing, right? That’s how Eve Rodsky defines “unicorn space” in...
When You Can’t See Where You’re Heading

When You Can’t See Where You’re Heading

“A meandering path, often unicursal, with a singular path leading to a center.” That’s how the Labyrinth Society defines the walking maze that is their namesake. What’s interesting to me is that the path is both singular—as in there’s one right way to the end—yet also...