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Looking Back

What I Realized When I Looked At An Old Family Picture

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 04.07.2013 | Parents
Claire McCarthy, M.D.

It can take moments like I had at that baptism to hit you up the side of the head and make you see that not only has time passed, but that you are wiser and better for it.

Two Words

Sonya Denyse | Posted 03.30.2013 | Healthy Living
Sonya Denyse

Savoring the sorrow of life could seem antithetical to moving forward. Yet, I found that embracing sorrow has strengthened my resolve.

If You Could Speak to Your Teenage Self, What Would You Say?

E. Kristin Anderson | Posted 12.26.2012 | Books
E. Kristin Anderson

Wen you're done reading the letters that relate to you, you'll read the other ones and realize that the guy next to you in science class, the girl busting her ass leading the dance squad, the kids smoking just off of school property -- those people aren't as different from you as you think. Maybe you could even be friends.

Why My Life Would Suck Without My Husband Of 23 Years

Leslie Irish Evans | Posted 06.01.2012 | Weddings
Leslie Irish Evans

Remember the picture of us looking out the window? Me in my giant 1980s wedding dress with the poufy sleeves and the giant bow on the butt and you looking dapper in your morning jacket. We're gazing out into our future, the sun lighting our young and hopeful faces. Oh, what we didn't know then!

Coming Back to Manahawkin, N.J.

Tom Davis | Posted 07.31.2012 | New York
Tom Davis

I was in my mid-to-late 20s, and I was alone, in Manahawkin, N.J., living the southern Ocean County life. And I finally found love. Now, my wife and I are back, writing about it, living and remembering the life we once knew.

Letter To My Younger Self

Christopher Meeks | Posted 01.21.2012 | Fifty
Christopher Meeks

I came across a picture of myself in college, and was stunned how much I used to look like my son does now, who's also in college. I wanted to write a letter to my younger self -- or is it to my son? It works either way.

Finding Oneself Through Family Photos

Rose-Lynn Fisher | Posted 09.30.2011 | Fifty
Rose-Lynn Fisher

Sifting through the assortment of our juxtaposed selves, faces and features seemed interchangeable among the generations. How young. And, how shocking to now be older than most everyone I was looking at in the pictures.

What Will You Remember?

Roger Fransecky | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Roger Fransecky

For each of us, the ultimate curiosity concerns our own selves. To satisfy that curiosity, we have no choice but to take the path of memory and recollection.

A Pencil Saves the Day

Lisa Honig Buksbaum | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Honig Buksbaum

I was daydreaming about our life together, imagining all of our curly haired, freckled mathematical musical prodigies, when suddenly my desk started shaking.

Baby Boomer Brands: A Sniff Down Memory Lane

Val Brown | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Val Brown

I've always wondered at the olfactory sense and its ability to unleash long ago experiences in kaleidoscopic detail.

Completing The Year With Power

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mike Robbins

It often seems more exciting to focus on our resolutions for the coming year than it does to look back. However, before we jump ahead, it's essential that we complete the year with power and appreciation.

10 Truths I Wish I'd Known Sooner

realsimple.com | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Her friends and family tried to guide her. But it was only through years of rich experience that she grasped the realities of life....

The Balanced Life - Learn From The Past

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...