Liz Soares ponders the ways in which she could live a more sustainable life and being less reliant on plastic products emerges as the top prospect.
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Thinking Things Through: This little light of mine
Liz Soares reflects on holiday light displays of yesteryear and her own attempts at bringing light to the season.
Thinking Things Through: A year well-read
Finishing up 2023, Liz Soares reflects on the 56 (and counting) books she has read this year, including the few that have made a lasting impression.
Thinking Things Through: Channeling Mom in a moment of fear
Liz Soares reflects on the health journey of her mother’s later years and how that experience informs her habits today.
Thinking Things Through: A hospital stay that still haunts
Liz Soares reflects on being hospitalized in October 2021 after a surgical misstep provided a scary but life-affirming experience.
Thinking Things Through: Escaping with good books
With all that is going on in the real world right now, Liz Soares relishes diving into a variety of reads.
Thinking Things Through: Origami cranes create peace, healing for many
Embarking on a quest to make 1,000 cranes dedicated to a friend’s healing, Liz Soares finds calm and good vibes in the process.
Thinking Things Through: Marking the changing of seasons
Liz Soares embraces the many signs that fall has arrived as the natural world changes.
Thinking Things Through: Lessons from a pear tree
Liz Soares ruminates on an old pear tree in the backyard and what it means to be grateful.
Thinking Things Through: Crawling along in the car
A recent trip to Rhode Island included many traffic jams on the way back to Maine, but there were silver linings, Liz Soares writes.