January often arrives with high expectations for our year ahead

A young woman stands at the start of a mountain path, ready to embark on a new journey I am someone who sets high expectations for myself. I like goals. I like plans. I like doing things well —not halfway, not loosely, not accidentally. I’ve also been the person who quietly beats herself up for missing a workout, having a glass of wine she didn’t plan on, or not following the plan exactly as written. For a long time, I thought that self-pressure was the price of growth. That

"Signs, signs, everywhere is signs "bleeping" up the scenery, breaking my mind, do this, don't do that, can't you read the signs," Five Man Electrical Band, 1971 and Tesla, 1990. On my way to Zion National Park and a stay at one of my favorite off the grid cabins , I encounter a perplexing series of road signs. The sequence begins with a sign that states "Dip in Road One Mile," which is followed by another sign indicating "Dip in Road 1/2 Mile." As if that weren't enough, sh