As the holidays approach, I find that I’m actually excited—a feeling that has been elusive since my mom’s passing. The past two holiday seasons have been especially difficult. I appreciate Thanksgiving for its focus on gratitude, yet I still carry complicated feelings about it. I remember enjoying the gatherings and the festive energy when we celebrated as children. But as the years went on, and I found myself living away from home—working a stressful job, broke, and using pr

Knowing and Doing We often use the word knowing  casually—“it’s on a need-to-know basis,” or “if you know, you know.” Yet the idea of...

Some lessons we need to learn repeatedly, or perhaps iteratively. When I follow my routines, my life just seems to flow better. I have...

Makes sense in theory, yet I’m not convinced it always holds. It is the wisdom given to those, like me, embarking on their Tarot...