Tears can mean many things, though most of the time they are considered sad. I believe tears are cleansing no matter the reason for them, much like raindrops to the Earth and everything upon and, yes, even far beneath its surface. If you notice, whenever tears come from a deep place, beneath your surface, you can usually feel them start in your...

It’s not bad, it’s fantastic, actually - nothing like we thought when we were in our twenties. I went to Louisiana a couple of weekends ago for a benchmark birthday of one of my dearest friends. She’d crossed into a new decade, opened a new chapter of life and a group of us celebrated the night away in a palatial home on the Red River. As we sat...