Simple resets for everyday life—life begins when we pause.

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This Is Really Nice

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The café didn’t feel quite right, so we came home with our coffee. A little later, my daughter was asleep beside me while quiet jazz played.
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It Didn’t Have to Be 15 Minutes

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I closed my eyes with 15 minutes on the timer. My daughter came in, then I heard my son’s slippers. At around eight minutes, I noticed something I hadn’t been looking for.
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It Didn’t Matter If Dad Went Out

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It was a warm, humid Sunday, and all four of us were home. I was about to make bread dough when I suddenly stopped. Why didn’t I feel stuffy?
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When I Feel Like It

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It was supposed to rain all day. Instead, the rain came and went, barely enough to cool anything down. The air still felt warm and...
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Is Dad Going Out?

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For nearly two weeks, my husband had been home much more than usual. He used to go out often. These days, while waiting for something...
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A Simple Reset: Just Not Yet

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“Feels a little cooler this morning.” It was Friday morning. I was making brunch in the kitchen when I thought maybe we could go to the...
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This Time, I Wanted the Mackerel

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It was a holiday morning. I had spent about two hours at a café, working on the post I was going to publish that evening....
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I Let the Oven Do Its Job

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Yesterday, I made bread dough with two kilograms of flour. I divided it between two large bowls and mixed everything roughly by hand. I don't like...
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Somehow, Everything Tasted Just Right

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I woke up a little before seven. I was going to visit my older daughter that day, and I had already decided to prepare a...
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I Had Told This Story Before

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“You wrote a really fun story about mackerel.” “Oh, you liked it?”My daughter and I were walking out of the café, laughing and talking. “Do you...
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When One Thing Was Enough

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“Maybe I shouldn’t go out today,” my husband said. He had been coughing on and off all morning. “Sure. You don’t have to. You can just...
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A Simple Reset: I Followed the Morning Instead

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“I didn’t want to get to the newsroom too early,” my husband said when he joined me at the café. I was sitting by the...
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A Simple Reset: I Heard the Wind Again

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“Come have lunch.” My husband was in his study, looking at his phone. The rest of us had already eaten. He came out a little later and...
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At Some Point, the Rhythm Took Over

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“Why are you so bad at writing if you’re a journalist? My brother writes really well.” It was almost thirty years ago. I had just had my...
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A Simple Reset: I Was Already Living Through Dinner

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I enjoyed my morning in a café near my home, drinking a hot Americano and organizing ideas for an hour. When I came home, I...
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A Simple Reset: Just Trying It

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"Next week is course registration." My daughter smiledas she lookedout the bus window. "I've alreadyset an alarm. I don't wantto miss my chanceagain." I smiled back. "Already?It's that time...
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A Simple Reset: More Than a Café

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"It was too hot for a Par 3 course. How about checking out a café owned by a reporter I know?" My husband suggested. Before we left, I searched for a restaurant nearby. If...
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A Simple Reset: Maybe My Feet Were Enough

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"Isn't it hot? Want to drive to the beach?" my daughter asked with a smile. I paused. I had spentmore than six hourson the highway yesterday. I had also...
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A Simple Reset: I Thought Thinking Was the Opposite of Sensing

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A few days earlier, I had spent far too longlooking for my carin the parking lot. The car had been there all along. If I had walked just a little...
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A Simple Reset: The Pressure to Get It Right

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A Message I Didn't Open I was sitting in a clinic,waiting for my appointment. There were onlya couple of minutes left. Then my phone buzzed. A governmentelectronic documenthad...
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