2:00 a.m. The hall light blasted into our room and our 7-year-old grandson stood in the doorway crying, “I can’t sleep.” I buried my face in the pillow, thinking this was a nightmare, but the loud wailing continued. Finally, I stumbled out into the hallway. “You’ll wake your brother. Please,…
Most of us aren’t being touched enough. In her book Touch (2001), Tiffany Field argued that many societies, ours among them, are dangerously touch-deprived, leading to an epidemic of what she referred to as “touch hunger.” When’s the last time someone touched you, other than maybe a handshake? Touch is…
I figured out that as of today, August 30, 2017, I have lived 24,235 days on the planet this time around. According to the Social Security Life Expectancy Calculator, I’m predicted to live another 7,000 days or so. Of course, it may be a lot fewer than that. That’s sounding…
We like to eat. Food makes us feel good. We probably obsess about eating as often as or more than we think about sex. I read the other day that when we were young, we all had around 9,000 taste buds. And each taste bud contained a number of specialized…
My husband Ed and I have deep friendships with only a handful of people. They’re like priceless gems. They’re like finding home. We’re committed to being there for each other no matter what. We know that these close relationships provide love, meaning and support. And because of the strong connections…