Home

Life never turns out quite like you think it will, and that’s probably a blessing. The brilliance of age is that with it comes perspective. The older I get, the more I realize that, despite the momentary confusion, resistance, or resentment whenever things don’t go as planned, there is ultimately a reason for everything… Sometimes it’s hard to find the goodness in a moment of misery, but it’s always there.   Look closely.   The rewards at times may seem small, but when you zoom in, you realize that they are really a lot bigger than they appeared at first. Objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear… or something like that. Each day, we are given countless opportunities to see the beauty and make it all worthwhile. Life is long. But it is also short. And it’s up to us to make each day count. 

Welcome to Ebb and Flow.  A collection of thoughts on life.  


Giving thanks to 2021: Silver linings for a difficult year

I am a silver linings person.  Ever since I was young, I have believed that things happen for a reason and that most bad things carry positive outcomes.  I firmly believe the universe offers us balance, and I understand that it’s up to us to find goodness in even the most awful things.  I learned…

Read More

Letters to my children (3): Raising optimists in a complicated world

I have been writing in series; pieces that are written independently but which come together as a collection of related thoughts. “Letters” is one of them. I started writing these several months ago, when my children were all living at home due to COVID restrictions, but at the same time, they were getting ready to…

Read More

LETTERS TO MY CHILDREN (2): RAISING OPTIMISTS IN A COMPLICATED WORLD

I have been writing in series; pieces that are written independently but which come together as a collection of related thoughts. “Letters” is one of them. I started writing these several months ago, when my children were all living at home due to COVID restrictions, but at the same time, they were getting ready to…

Read More

Ebb and Flow follows EU privacy standards, aligned to GDPR expectations. For more information, click here.


“Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence neither speed up nor slow down add to nor diminish – it is an imponderably valuable gift.”

Maya Angelou