A layer cake of holiday stress, mindfulness, and more

This year’s holiday season is a special kind of stressful. Covid stress lingers on, but traveling and gatherings are back on the table, adding extra layers to the holiday stress cake. When my partner Rich witnessed me at peak anxiety while repacking for a recent...

Autumn Gratitude

On an autumn walk, one can find many things that are special to the season. Deciduous trees drop their leaves, of course, but the maples also drop their helicopter seed pods, the “apples” (galls) formed by nesting wasps fall from oaks, and mushrooms pop up...

What if I did?

Have you ever found yourself asking, “what if I did?” Life sometimes seems to invite us to let go of what we know and discover what we can only find by taking a leap. Today, I’d like to share my story, with the hope that it inspires your curiosity...
Happy Mother’s Day Conversation

Happy Mother’s Day Conversation

When was the last time you had a conversation with your mother? So much has changed in the current year. The pandemic has separated mothers from their grown children, we’ve lost moms, we’ve had to go to extremes we hadn’t imagined, and more. How do...

Building Bridges with Paint Parties

Over the last several months, Apositiva’s Cat Wilson has had the wonderful opportunity to share the gift of art with young folks in North Carolina through virtual paint parties. The events have been organized in conjunction with several local organizations...