“Slow Down” We hear it all the time, but how many of us actually take this advice to heart? With so much to do, so much to see, so much to consume, so much to be, the thought of slowing down seems… impossible. And then COVID happened and suddenly people were forced to slow down. With no place to run to, we just stopped… running. The world opened back up and we did, too, but it felt hard to keep up the pace of “go, go, go” that we’d been used to. Two years later, I think peopl

I used to love celebrating my birthday. As a kid, I celebrated with both my grandfather whose birthday was the day after mine, and my best friend, who shares the same birthday. So in my 20s, birthdays became my time to shine, and I’d often have a whole weekend celebration, meticulously planned out. So imagine my surprise when after I had my son, my reticence to celebrate my birthday grew. After spending energy to make sure his day was special, I just didn’t have the same ener