by Johnna Ryan | Jul 19, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Life is like a flower pot and we are the plants. We spread our roots in the soil of our experience and grow leaves of who we are. My childhood was spent in small town Conyers, Georgia. I grew up in one place and interacted with the same people. When we live in one...
by Alicia Mumper | Jan 26, 2023 | Opinion
I first heard about there being a first half of life and a second half of life through Father Richard Rohr’s book Falling Upward. However, where I am learning the most about this idea is in my own life. I am living the difference, and the second half of life feels so...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 15, 2021 | Opinion
I recently passed one of those “milestone” birthdays divisible by 10. Something about beginning a new decade seems significant – or at least notable enough to merit birthday cards featuring your age in bold letters. I didn’t feel any different. If anything, I was a...
by Sam Davidson | Mar 20, 2009 | Opinion
On a recent visit to Charleston, W.Va., I had enough time to get a nice run in while the sun was still high in the sky. There’s no better way to explore a new city than by running through its downtown and along its riverbanks. I left the hotel at the same time...
