What Matters Today: Childhood

You never quite appreciate the simplicity of childhood until you are grown — until the carefree days spent with ice cream on your face or a baseball in hand are long gone, nothing but mere memories of days so far long ago. I think about that quite a bit, not just because I am (of…

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What Matters Today: Daisies

I have a thing for daisies. The flower just seems to scream joy, as if it’s an invitation to smile that comes with petals. Their typical white and yellow hues offer a bit of innocence and sweetness, a childlike sense of whimsy that unearths with it a nostalgia for my own childhood. ‘Daisy’ is also…

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What Matters Today: Whimsy

Ah, Friday. It always feels like it’s gone for good, like it will never show up again. Then somehow, it arrives just in the nick of time, like your best friend showing up at your doorstep with a bottle of your favorite wine and a dessert for two. It is both sweet, and oh-so-welcome. Personally,…

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