Author: mariaschmid

While I think every time of year is a good time to pursue better health, the enthusiasm and fresh start of the […]

Hello Friends.  We have recently learned just how scarce housing is for recently arrived Afghan and Ukrainian evacuees.  In one conversation with […]

This year’s Halloween allowed me a new glimpse into my children’s worlds. I always appreciated Halloween as a time to reflect on death […]

In the back-to-school conversations I’ve been having with many people, I find myself speaking about how a sense of urgency interferes with […]

You might have heard me say that a secret to life’s happiness is in the anticipation.  Let me share what this means and […]

You know what it’s like coming back to work after taking a long break; all the adjustments that come with that?  You […]

I love ideas that make us take a second look and here is one where our happiness may be geometrical?! ​ Do […]

It’s almost April, three months since the start of 2022!  How time flies!  Where does the time go? One way time escapes […]

Back in my undergraduate days in sociology, I remember studying the function of the news.  In its simplicity, the purpose of news […]

I thought it was clever when a colleague of mine, Dr. Houyan sent a wish at the start of the year to […]