You can’t exhale before you have inhaled. It’s impossible. Perhaps that’s why I’ve come to believe the same is true of living. There is something almost sacred about stepping outside, lifting your face toward the warmth of the sun, and closing your eyes for just a moment. It isn’t simply that the sunshine feels nice. It’s an experience. It’s an emotion. It’s a place. A place that quietly reminds us we belong to something much bigger than ourselves. When I walk outside each ev

Technology has become one of the hardest-working companions in our lives. My phone navigates me across unfamiliar highways, plays my favorite podcasts, tracks my blood sugar, communicates with my insulin pump, reminds me of appointments, keeps me connected to family, captures photographs I treasure, and somehow still finds time to answer texts, emails, and phone calls. Sometimes I think we expect these little devices to be nearly perfect. The truth is, they aren’t. Like us, t