Surviving Japan’s Summer With No Air Conditioning
A field note from a hot tatami room: surviving Japan’s summer heat without air conditioning.
AgingWisely
What does it mean to be aging wisely? Here are reflections on the unexpected gifts, physical realities, and quiet freedoms of growing older without pretending we aren’t.
How Dreams Change as You Get Older
The things you chase in midlife look nothing like what you wanted at twenty.
The Myth of the Dream Life (Or: Why I Smell Like Fertilizer)
The life people imagine I’m living and the one I actually live are very different.
Maybe I Don’t Need to Find Meaning in Everything
Not every low mood needs a deeper lesson. Sometimes a sandwich is enough.
When You Realize You Don’t Want What You Thought You Wanted
The life that looks “less than” from the outside can turn out to be the one that fits.
The Dignity of Making an Effort (And Finding Your Hard Reboot)
Physical effort does something thinking never can. It resets you from the inside out.
Midlife Crisis: A Wake-Up Call or Bad Cliché?
Beyond the sports car jokes, is it really a crisis – or just a crossroads?
I Secretly Want a Makeover (And the Shock of the iPad Mirror)
I rarely admit this out loud, but somewhere in my late fifties, I want a makeover.
What Nobody Tells You About Working Hard
Twenty years of reliable hard work. Still living paycheque to paycheque. Something doesn’t add up.
