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The Kindness of Strangers: A Spark in the Darkness
We live in a world that often feels cold and impersonal. News cycles are dominated by negativity, social media fosters comparison and...
Patricia Waxler
Nov 13, 20244 min read
Spontaneous Combustion
December 31, 2016: My husband and I were having lunch in a cafe outside of Nashville, when I heard the server mention to another table...
Patricia Waxler
Apr 5, 20244 min read
Defining Moments and Memory Dividends
I didn’t receive flowers on Valentine’s Day this year. Or last year. Or the year before that. In fact for as long as I have been with my...
Patricia Waxler
Mar 6, 20246 min read


Anatomy of a Friendship
I want to move you up my triangle. That’s all I texted to my cousin Rosemary mid-June of last year, along with a link to a podcast....
Patricia Waxler
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Prescription JOY
I have a chronic illness. Doctors tell me the illness waxes and wanes with my immune system. If my immune system is strong, the illness...
Patricia Waxler
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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