I lost my Mom — my best friend at the time — 25 years ago. She never met my wife or kids, so they never got to know her. They never got to witness the almost-mythic soulmate relationship my parents ...
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Life lessons from my garden

“A garden is a great teacher,” wrote Gertrude Jekyll.
A colon cancer diagnosis can lead to significant personal growth and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of self-love and prioritizing personal well-being. Embracing change and stepping out of ...
As physicians we spend countless hours at the bedside, teaching our patients to better understand their health conditions and empowering them to make informed decisions. However, as I advance through ...
I could only watch as my life went up in flames. My career of almost 13 years — gone. That doesn’t even count the two years it took me to get that job. Oh, and my marriage of the same amount of time — ...
Teaching isn’t just about lesson plans, grades, or classroom rules. It’s about moments that stay long after the bell rings.
This time last year, I was about to head home from a trip to Europe where I had lost a Jiu-Jitsu match that I didn’t want to lose. I had also just moved back in with my mom and dad, quit my job ...
Over the last few months, my son, my wife, and I have visited universities across the country to help find the right one for him. And after a long and arduous search, he has finally chosen the one he ...
I had to escape the hustle and bustle of the fall season. The holidays were as crazy as they always were, and therefore, I had to find an opportunity to get away. That opportunity came about when I ...
“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...