Decades later these memories are still so vivid.
About Leila Kochis
Everything Has a Downstream Life
A disagreement over a parking space had ended with a fatality.
A disagreement over a parking space had ended with a fatality.
When Grief Has No Start Date
Hi, Darling
Hi, Darling
Relaxing Into Resistance
What ten years of yoga taught me about knowing when to push, when to stop, and when simply to stay.
What ten years of yoga taught me about knowing when to push, when to stop, and when simply to stay.
Overflowing
Love is active and alive.
Love is active and alive.
Downsizing
I have reached a stage in life where downsizing is starting to make sense. In the tradeoff between possessions and freedom, freedom beckons. Lighter rooms, fewer obligations, and the ability to travel is enormously appealing. But it will require letting go.
I have reached a stage in life where downsizing is starting to make sense. In the tradeoff between possessions and freedom, freedom beckons. Lighter rooms, fewer obligations, and the ability to travel is enormously appealing. But it will require letting go.
The Bucket List Box
I have a small, colorful wooden box on my coffee table. It’s a Bucket List box: a generous gift from a thoughtful friend. The idea is that you write your bucket list ideas on tiny slips of paper, save them in the box, and tick off the items one by one.
I have a small, colorful wooden box on my coffee table. It’s a Bucket List box: a generous gift from a thoughtful friend. The idea is that you write your bucket list ideas on tiny slips of paper, save them in the box, and tick off the items one by one.
We Brought Him Home Wrapped in a Blue Blanket: Teddy
For the past twenty years, I have lived with dogs. I walked dogs in the rain and snow, cleaned up messes, bought food, and paid vet bills.
For the past twenty years, I have lived with dogs. I walked dogs in the rain and snow, cleaned up messes, bought food, and paid vet bills.
Ditto
I was scrolling through Instagram reels the other day. I happened to land on Meet Cutes NYC. You know the one: A guy stops couples on a New York City street and asks them to recount the story of how they met.
I was scrolling through Instagram reels the other day. I happened to land on Meet Cutes NYC. You know the one: A guy stops couples on a New York City street and asks them to recount the story of how they met.
Passenging
Five years after the rupture of a thirty year marriage, I still do not entirely know who I am.
Five years after the rupture of a thirty year marriage, I still do not entirely know who I am.