Have you ever heard yourself say: “Nothing exciting ever happens anymore.” I think there comes a point when life can become very… predictable. We know what we’re doing tomorrow. We pretty much know what we’re doing next week. We have our routines. Our favorite restaurants. Our usual shows. Our errands. Our appointments. And there’s nothing…

Karen carries pictures of where she’s going. Kara carries memories of where she’s already been. It started with a water bottle. I found one that could be personalized with photographs, and immediately thought: What if those photographs weren’t memories from the past? What if they were memories from the future? So Karen got a new…

There’s a saying I’ve always loved: “There’s a reason your rearview mirror is much smaller than your windshield.” Think about that for a moment. When you’re driving, you need the rearview mirror. You glance at it to see where you’ve been and what might still be behind you. But most of your view is through…

There’s a question that sounds ridiculously simple: What do I want? Not what does my family need. Not what should I be doing. Not what would be practical. Not even what did I used to want. What do I want — now? And sometimes, especially after 50 or 60, that can be a surprisingly difficult…