10 Signs Your Life Is on the Right Track
It looks great from the outside, but are you living the life you were meant to? How to check in with your inner self.
By Amy Shearn
The Hostas Will Not Undo You
This is perhaps the ultimate goal in our weird, modern lives: to not be burnt out. Shouldn't there be a term for that? What's the opposite of burnt out—sparkling, maybe? Or just—normal? As in, when a neighbor asks you to water her plants for a few weeks, you agree without blinking because you truly don't mind. Your days are balanced enough that doing someone a favor doesn't feel like an impossible imposition, like you will have to reshuffle seven things to make space for one more. You have enough life-sparkle left to bring a sick friend a lasagna, or listen to your partner practice his presentation. Without sighing.
Published 09/23/2013