#personal-reflections

#personal-reflections

I don't see myself as a tough guy. But it's followed me everywhere. A night to gain a reputation and a lifetime to get rid of it.

I'd sit on my bathroom floor, nursing my baby Edu at 3 a.m., and speak to my brother in Spain, and I'd cry to him, nauseous about it all.

His father gazed at the memory of his estranged son, remembering him tall and talented, as he regretted the missed opportunity of Harvard.

"I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket."

Drew Zeiba reflects on the past year in books, sharing 33 favorite first-time reads that resonate with him, despite not keeping notes or organizing them systematically.

Andrew Ridgeley reflects on his happiness during his teenage years with George Michael and Shirlie, indicating a deep connection to those formative times.

As someone who lives close to a church, Jesus often wakes me up with his bells, reminding me that I should seize the day with joy.

"I don't really like any of the modern dating advice advocating that women take charge. It's unsettling. I want a partner who offers support, not just equal partnership in the sense of splitting tasks and responsibilities."

As I stood on the 69th floor outdoor deck, I was engulfed by the quintessential New York moment, realizing that this view felt uniquely central and personal.

I have issues with laundry, caught between late 20th-century social expectations about cleanliness and 21st-century anxiety about ecological impact.

Sunday is the autumn equinox, when night and day will be almost exactly the same length. Summer is over; autumn and longer nights lie ahead.

Rock star Melissa Etheridge performs at a prison to give music and reflect on her son's death, fostering friendships with inmates in her new docuseries.