We tend to focus on the beginning of each new year, crafting our intentions and resolutions with the care of a sculptor. But 11 months in, life tends to be the opposite our good habits fly off in the whirl of finishing up work projects and semesters, shopping for and wrapping presents, and planning family visits and cookie swaps (why do we sign up for so many?). This year has been a doozy in a long line of doozies. Which means it's more important than ever to take a moment for you. We've got some ideas on how to move through the next few months with attention, intention, and grace.
9 Things to Write Down Before New Year's
Amy Shearn captures some unexpected ways to hold on to what was good about this year.
1 That One Really Great Day
So many days are so not ideal in so many ways. But remember that one really stellar day this year? Perhaps it had elements that can be replicated. Like, who knew that one of your all-time favorite things was actually as simple as carrying a bunch of helium balloons down the street? What a discovery! Or perhaps it was totally oneof-a-kind-the pure magic of running into a long-lost friend! On a ferry! At golden hour! It's so rare that a moment feels perfect, and that's exactly what makes it worth recording not the phone-camera-snapshot version of recording but the writing-out-exactly-how-it-felt version.
2 The Mistake You Never Want to Make
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Volume 2. No 4 - 2022 من The Oprah US.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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The BEST BOOKS of 2024
We all loved Oprah's Book Club selections this year (did you read them all?), but here are our editors' favorite standouts on the shelves-from the thoughtprovoking to the heartwarming to the hilarious.
The Summer I TOOK My Mom "HOME"
Whenever I tell people about the Last Trip Home I took to Italy with my 87-year-old mother and my older son last summer, everyone has the same response (\"Awwww...\"), which makes me feel like a fraud because I know they're imagining some gauzy scene. And to be fair, I'd tried to plan it that way.
PARIS Made ME DO IT
Travel maybe shouldn't be any different than \"regular\" life, but it is.
LOST And Found IN AMERICA
When I was 21, I spent the summer driving around the United States with my boyfriend. It amazes me, looking back, that I let myself go on that eight-week trip.
I WENT I Saw, HATE
Ten years ago, I went to Tokyo on a lark. I was invited to the opening of the 38-story Aman Tokyo hotel, a beautiful example of urban minimalism and a destination unto itself.
Trips That Changed US All Forever
Me, MOM, And A Thousand SEABIRDS
Dear Biohackers, The Secrets to Longevity Are Simpler Than You Think
In a world of health trackers built to optimize, we propose choosing joy over deprivation and community over navel-gazing. The research agrees.
The Menopause Makeover: For When "Aging Gracefully" Gets Old
Because literally everything-from eyelids to neck skin to boobs to butt-falls off a cliff. Here, a dozen interventions women in this life stage are embracing.
Why I Cut Off All My Hair
The author of City of Girls and Big Magic talks about how she made the bold decision to break out the clippers in order to find her own version of beauty.
The Perfect Gift Book for Everyone on Your List
Sumptuous reads that look as lovely on your coffee table as they do on your bedside table.