I have been lucky in life to receive some great advice. My grandmother always told me: Jeffrey, you can have it all - maybe just not all...

I have just turned 55. I remember when that seemed so old. In the 1980s, television's Golden Girls were in their 50s. More recently,...

My father described himself as a small town city boy. I think of him as a man whose love of the outdoors and natural beauty defined a...

It is almost a new year, and although I don't usually believe in making resolutions, I do believe in Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh writes...

Bullies were a big part of my childhood. I assumed they grew out of it as I grew out of my own insecurities and a need to conform. But I...

I live in a place where dogs are as much a part of the landscape as Subaru Foresters, mediocre coffee houses and Montessori-raised...

Several times over the past few weeks, I have been asked if recent world events have made me hesitant to travel. The U.S. State...

"What a life you have!" This, from a friend recently as we were discussing our travels. Upon reflection of her own, she quickly amended,...

It is almost Valentine's Day. It's not a day that I get too excited about. I don't get caught up in the cards and hearts and chocolates....

Things that inspire me. Things that keep me up at night. Things I observe... In the past, I have shared my thoughts on travel,...