Gina DeLapa

Please don't try this at home. Recently I signed up for an eight-week poetry class that went from mid-November through Christmas Eve. Three days later, it hit me: Poetry is not my forte. Half the time, I don't even understand it. Not to mention, poetry is

We were always the family helping others. And I don’t think I grasped what a privileged position that was until our own family suddenly needed help and prayers so desperately. I wrote those words several years ago, soon after my oldest brother's cancer diagnosis. I never did

This morning while taking a walk, it occurred to me how much of life can be boiled down to one or both of those two categories: more alive or less. Certain decisions, actions and interactions make us feel more alive – others make us feel less. Accepting this can be a

How much more could we all get done if we spent less time on our phones? Last night while curled up with a book in my cozy brown recliner, I realized (a) how content I was, and (b) how much time I'd been wasting, every day, playing games

You're in good company. So many amazing women I know are going through this – and not with each other. It can be stressful. It can hurt. Three thoughts on friendship to help bring comfort and perspective: #1: Friendships do change, and sometimes that's a good thing.

Nothing drives home this metaphor like going full blast on a treadmill, which I did yesterday for about a half hour, and don't recommend. I was just over halfway through Workout No. 8 of a 12-part intermediate jogging series, and the ponytailed instructor, whom I'll call

When your Great Aunt Edna calls and you let it go to voicemail, that isn't rejection – it's self-preservation. "Aunt Edna" can be anyone whose problems go beyond what you are called to deal with. Examples: the friend who stays stuck in a dead-end relationship,

What's one hobby or skill you're never going to be good at, no matter how much time you invest? After I share mine, why not take a moment to reflect on your own bad talent, have a laugh about it, and call it a day? I&

The cure for loneliness can be summed up in three words: gratitude, generosity and boundaries. But we rarely hear these qualities mentioned. [Spoiler alert: Gratitude and generosity will be covered in a separate post.] Last week, CNN came out with an article titled "Some of you are bad friends,

I'm here to tell you it's enough. And while that may sound obvious, so many of us end each day with that sense of, "I should have accomplished more." What if instead of lamenting what did not get done, you made a list – even