We Need More of What Norway Has-Koselig
Yesterday I learned a new word, koselig. It is a Norwegian word that roughly translates as “cozy” but can also stretch to mean, “Can I give you a hug?” Koselig, it turns out, is a mindset that Norwegians embody during harsh northern winters-winters that they celebrate, rather than dread, for the reasons others yearn for…
Mary Cassatt, Mothering, and Me
Over the years I have collected prints with mothers holding infants. At first I was not aware that I was doing this, but one day after moving, I was hanging my collection around the house, and I realized that many of the prints were mothers with young children. Each painting captures an intimate moment between…
The Purpose of Life
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Someone once said, “If you aren’t dead, you’re not done.” I took this to heart. Like many…