“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.” ~ John Greenleaf Whittier. In the first part of this year, I have found myself looking back a lot and thinking about life choices made and not made. Perhaps it is because of the kind of year it has been, or maybe it just happens when you get older. And, unlike Edith Piaf of “Non, Je ne regrette rien” fame, I do have some regrets. So, I started reading about how regret happens in the brain and what purpose such an...

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances. ~ Maya Angelou. Ever have one of those days when nothing flows and you just can’t find your rhythm? I just did! But that started me thinking about what that means – what, exactly, is rhythm? Well, rhythm is the patterned, repeating sequence of events in time. Think of the beat in a song that leads to the steady tapping of your foot. Your pulse, and the cadence of your thoughts have a certain rhythm. A good...

“I drifted into a summer nap under the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicada lullaby, to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder.” ~...